Which to use
“sœurs” and “souris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,383
- “sœurs” frequency rank
- #2,965
- “souris” frequency rank
- 7348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sœurs | souris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sœur. | Petit rongeur de la famille des muridés. |
Where the eye mixes sœurs and souris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sœurs and souris
A purely visual mix-up. sœurs (\sœʁ\) and souris (\su.ʁi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sœurs is recorded at frequency rank #4,383, classified as anoun, pronounced \sœʁ\. souris is at rank #2,965, tagged as anoun, pronounced \su.ʁi\.
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 7348, this pair ranks #423,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sœurs vs souris
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "sœurs": œ. Private to "souris": io.
"sœurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "souris" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- souris ← osuris · soruis · souirs · souriss · sourris · soursi · ssouris · suoris
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sœurs" for "souris" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sœurs" or "souris"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sœurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "souris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sœurs" and "souris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs souris". 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 #423,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.