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“ses” and “sizes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,491
“ses” frequency rank
#5,365
“sizes” frequency rank
25856
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ses sizes
Definition Alternative spelling of sess (sensimilla) plural of size

Letter map: ses vs sizes

Shared letters muted; letters that set ses and sizes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch
ses
5 ch
sizes

Spelling & dictionary notes on ses vs sizes

ses and sizes are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ses is recorded at frequency rank #20,491, classified as anoun. sizes is at rank #5,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsaɪzɪz/.

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 25856, this pair ranks #391,121 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ses vs sizes

Shared letters: es. Private to "ses": -. Private to "sizes": iz.

"ses" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "sizes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sizesiszes · siezs · sizess · sizse · sizzes · ssizes · szies

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ses" and "sizes" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "ses" vs "sizes" - which ranks higher?
"sizes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,365 in our English list, against #20,491 for "ses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "ses" and "sizes". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sizes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #391,121 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ses" and "sizes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ses vs suds". 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 #391,121 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list