Which to use
“seals” is a noun and “ses” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,123
- “seals” frequency rank
- #26,610
- “ses” frequency rank
- 68733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seals | ses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs seal | Kontraktion von jsi + se |
Letter map: seals vs ses
Shared letters muted; letters that set seals and ses apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - seals and ses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seals is anoun and sesanabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seals is recorded at frequency rank #42,123, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. ses is at rank #26,610, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [sɛs].
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 68733, this pair ranks #498,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seals vs ses
Shared letters: es. Private to "seals": al. Private to "ses": -.
"seals" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "ses" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seals ← esals · sealls · sealss · seasl · selas · sseals
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seals" for "ses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seals" vs "ses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "seals" and "ses". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "seals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #498,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seals" and "ses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs seals". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #498,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.