saisi

\se.zi\

/\se.zi\/ adj

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The verdict

“saisi” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,500
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pris par une étreinte vigoureuse ou subite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-saisi · saisi · French

saisi · rank #5,500 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,500
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH salarié

Nearest frequency peer: salarié (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « saisi »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « saisi » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

saisi vs sis
60% similar
saisi vs ssi
60% similar
saisi vs suis
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for saisi
PropertyValue
Headwordsaisi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\se.zi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,500
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « saisi »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.saisise place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « salarié » (#5,501), « souverain » (#5,502), « reçoivent » (#5,497). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « saisi » est au #5,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around saisi (IPA \se.zi\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,500 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for saisi, with forms such as "asisi", "saiis", and "saissi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sis", "ssi", "suis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is saisi, spelled S-A-I-S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pris par une étreinte vigoureuse ou subite.
  2. 2
    Retenu par acte de saisie.
  3. 3
    Muni, nanti.
  4. 4
    Saisi d'une affaire, qui a à décider cette affaire.
  5. 5
    Qui s’est emparé de.
  6. 6
    Qui est captivé, dominé par quelque chose.
  7. 7
    Frappé subitement d'une vive émotion.
  8. 8
    Qui a été exposé à un grand feu et qui est grillé extérieurement et rose encore intérieurement.
  9. 9
    Qui est surpris, étonné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how saisi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le voleur saisi au moment où il s'échappait.
  2. Ses meubles sont saisis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asisi
  • saiis
  • saissi
  • sasii
  • siasi
  • ssaisi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saisi - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asisi2saiis2saissi1sasii2siasi2ssaisi1
Edit distance from "saisi"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "saisi"?
"saisi" is spelled S-A-I-S-I. The IPA pronunciation is \se.zi\.
What does "saisi" mean?
As an adjective, "saisi" means: Pris par une étreinte vigoureuse ou subite.
What words are commonly confused with "saisi"?
"saisi" is commonly confused with "sis", "ssi", "suis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saisi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saisi" is \se.zi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saisi" come from?
"saisi" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "saisi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plomb#5,484mixte#5,479messe#5,478bords#5,527

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

that6 variantsOttawa6 variantsjoues6 variantsidiot6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list