sachesvssuccesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“saches” and “succes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,058
“saches” frequency rank
#36,605
“succes” frequency rank
54663
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saches succes
Definition Pluriel de sache. Succès, réussite.

Where the eye mixes saches and succes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. saches and succes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
saches
6 ch
succes

Visual trap between saches and succes

A purely visual mix-up. saches (\saʃ\) and succes (\syk.sɛs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54663, 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\. succes is at rank #36,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced \syk.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 54663, this pair ranks #132,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saches vs succes

Shared letters: ces. Private to "saches": ah. Private to "succes": u.

"saches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "succes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • saches ← asches · sacches · sacehs · sachess · sachhes · sachse · sahces · scahes
  • succes ← scuces · ssucces · succse · sucecs · suces · uscces

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "saches" for "succes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\saʃ\ versus \syk.sɛs\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "saches" vs "succes" - which ranks higher?
"saches" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,058 in our French list, against #36,605 for "succes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "saches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "succes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "saches" and "succes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "socles vs succes". 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 #132,520 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list