Which to use
“sacrifice” is a noun and “sacrifiés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,438
- “sacrifice” frequency rank
- #27,615
- “sacrifiés” frequency rank
- 34053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacrifice | sacrifiés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action par laquelle on offre certaines choses ou certaines victimes aux dieux, ou à Dieu, avec certaines cérémonies, pour rendre hommage à sa souveraine puissance. | Masculin pluriel de sacrifié. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sacrifice and sacrifiés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacrifice is \sa.kʁi.fis\ while sacrifiés is \sa.kʁi.fje\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacrifice is recorded at frequency rank #6,438, classified as anoun, pronounced \sa.kʁi.fis\. sacrifiés is at rank #27,615, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sa.kʁi.fje\.
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 34053, this pair ranks #286,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacrifice vs sacrifiés
Shared letters: acfirs. Private to "sacrifice": e. Private to "sacrifiés": é.
"sacrifice" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "sacrifiés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacrifice ← ascrifice · saccrifice · sacirfice · sacrfiice · sacrifcie · sacriffice · sacrificce · sacrifiec
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacrifice" and "sacrifiés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sacrifice" or "sacrifiés"?
Remembering sacrifice vs sacrifiés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sacrifice”; for an adjective, it's “sacrifiés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sacrifice” entry
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