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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saches" for "succes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "saches" vs "succes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "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.