Which to use
“saké” and “scie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,653
- “saké” frequency rank
- #12,863
- “scie” frequency rank
- 56516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saké | scie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vin de riz japonais, produit par fermentation comme la bière, titrant de 14° à 17°. | Outil, instrument ou machine possédant une lame dentée (rectiligne ou circulaire) et dont on se sert pour scier. |
Where the eye mixes saké and scie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. saké (CVCV) and scie (CCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses saké with scie
A purely visual mix-up. saké (\sa.ke\) and scie (\si\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saké is recorded at frequency rank #43,653, classified as anoun, pronounced \sa.ke\. scie is at rank #12,863, tagged as anoun, pronounced \si\.
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 56516, this pair ranks #120,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saké vs scie
Shared letters: s. Private to "saké": aké. Private to "scie": cei.
"saké" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "scie" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- scie ← csie · sccie · scei · sice · sscie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "saké" and "scie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "saké" or "scie"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "saké" and "scie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saké" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saké" and "scie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saké 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 #120,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.