Which to use
“sacrés” and “sacro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,070
- “sacrés” frequency rank
- #27,958
- “sacro” frequency rank
- 38028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacrés | sacro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de sacré. | Sacré. |
Where the eye mixes sacrés and sacro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sacrés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sacro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sacrés with sacro
A purely visual mix-up. sacrés (\sa.kʁe\) and sacro (\sa.kɾo\) 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 38028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacrés is recorded at frequency rank #10,070, classified as anadj, pronounced \sa.kʁe\. sacro is at rank #27,958, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sa.kɾo\.
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 38028, this pair ranks #258,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacrés vs sacro
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "sacrés": é. Private to "sacro": o.
"sacrés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sacro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacro ← ascro · saccro · sacor · sacrro · sarco · scaro · ssacro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacrés" and "sacro" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sacrés" or "sacro" 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 "sacrés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacrés" and "sacro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sabri vs sacro". 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 #258,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.