Which to use
“saches” and “sacs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,058
- “saches” frequency rank
- #4,374
- “sacs” frequency rank
- 22432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saches | sacs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sache. | Pluriel de sac. |
Where the eye mixes saches and sacs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses saches with sacs
A purely visual mix-up. saches (\saʃ\) and sacs (\sak\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saches is recorded at frequency rank #18,058, classified as anoun, pronounced \saʃ\. sacs is at rank #4,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sak\.
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 22432, this pair ranks #357,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of saches vs sacs
Shared letters: acs. Private to "saches": eh. Private to "sacs": -.
"saches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sacs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "saches" and "sacs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "saches" or "sacs" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "saches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saches" and "sacs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saches vs Sánchez". 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 #357,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.