Which to use
“sacrés” is an adjective and “scores” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,070
- “sacrés” frequency rank
- #11,851
- “scores” frequency rank
- 21921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacrés | scores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de sacré. | Pluriel de score. |
Where the eye mixes sacrés and scores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sacrés (CVCCVC) and scores (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses sacrés with scores
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacrés is \sa.kʁe\ while scores is \skɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21921, 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\. scores is at rank #11,851, tagged as anoun, pronounced \skɔʁ\.
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 21921, this pair ranks #360,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sacrés vs scores
Shared letters: crs. Private to "sacrés": aé. Private to "scores": eo.
"sacrés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "scores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- scores ← csores · sccores · scoers · scoress · scorres · scorse · scroes · socres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacrés" and "scores" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sacrés" vs "scores" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacrés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacrés" and "scores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scores vs sofres". 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 #360,735 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.