Which to use
“sacré” and “safe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,385
- “sacré” frequency rank
- #22,086
- “safe” frequency rank
- 24471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacré | safe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne la religion, qui a pour objet le culte de Dieu ou des dieux. | Sûr, qui ne pose pas de problème de sécurité. |
Where the eye mixes sacré and safe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sacré and safe
A purely visual mix-up. sacré (\sa.kʁe\) and safe (\sɛjf\) 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 24471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacré is recorded at frequency rank #2,385, classified as anadj, pronounced \sa.kʁe\. safe is at rank #22,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɛjf\.
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 24471, this pair ranks #346,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sacré vs safe
Shared letters: as. Private to "sacré": cré. Private to "safe": ef.
"sacré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "safe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- safe ← asfe · saef · saffe · sfae · ssafe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sacré" and "safe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sacré" or "safe"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "safe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacré" and "safe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "safe vs stase". 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 #346,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.