Which to use
“sacra” is a verb and “supra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,188
- “sacra” frequency rank
- #19,415
- “supra” frequency rank
- 67603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacra | supra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de sacrer. | Plus haut ; ci-dessus. |
Where the eye mixes sacra and supra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacra and supra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sacra and supra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacra is \sa.kʁa\ while supra is \sy.pʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacra is recorded at frequency rank #48,188, classified as averb, pronounced \sa.kʁa\. supra is at rank #19,415, tagged as anadv, pronounced \sy.pʁa\.
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 67603, this pair ranks #62,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacra vs supra
Shared letters: ars. Private to "sacra": c. Private to "supra": pu.
"sacra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "supra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacra" and "supra" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sacra" vs "supra" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacra" and "supra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sabri vs sacra". 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 #62,715 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.