Which to use
“suspendre” is a verb and “suspendue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,793
- “suspendre” frequency rank
- #11,673
- “suspendue” frequency rank
- 22466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspendre | suspendue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pendre quelqu'objet en l’air, l’attacher de telle sorte qu’il ne porte sur rien. | Féminin singulier de suspendu. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set suspendre and suspendue apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suspendre is \sys.pɑ̃dʁ\ while suspendue is \sys.pɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “suspendre” becomes u in “suspendue”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspendre is recorded at frequency rank #10,793, classified as averb, pronounced \sys.pɑ̃dʁ\. suspendue is at rank #11,673, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sys.pɑ̃.dy\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22466, this pair ranks #357,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suspendre vs suspendue
Shared letters: denpsu. Private to "suspendre": r. Private to "suspendue": -.
"suspendre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "suspendue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suspendre" and "suspendue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "suspendre" or "suspendue"?
Remembering suspendre vs suspendue
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “suspendre”; for an adjective, it's “suspendue”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “suspendre” entry
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