Which to use
“salis” and “says” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,148
- “salis” frequency rank
- #42,038
- “says” frequency rank
- 78186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salis | says |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de salir. | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de say. |
Where the eye mixes salis and says
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. salis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against says's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between salis and says
A purely visual mix-up. salis (\sa.li\) and says (\sɛz\) 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 78186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salis is recorded at frequency rank #36,148, classified as averb, pronounced \sa.li\. says is at rank #42,038, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛz\.
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 78186, this pair ranks #26,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of salis vs says
Shared letters: as. Private to "salis": il. Private to "says": y.
"salis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "says" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "salis" and "says" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "salis" vs "says" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "salis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "says" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salis" and "says" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "says vs soya". 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 #26,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.