Which to use
“salle” and “sample” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #700
- “salle” frequency rank
- #40,483
- “sample” frequency rank
- 41183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salle | sample |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce d’une habitation ouverte aux visiteurs. | Variante de semple. |
Where the eye mixes salle and sample
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses salle with sample
A purely visual mix-up. salle (\sal\) and sample (\sɑ̃pl\) 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 41183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salle is recorded at frequency rank #700, classified as anoun, pronounced \sal\. sample is at rank #40,483, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃pl\.
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 41183, this pair ranks #234,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salle vs sample
Shared letters: aels. Private to "salle": -. Private to "sample": mp.
"salle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sample" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "salle" and "sample" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "salle" or "sample" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "salle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sample" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salle" and "sample" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sample vs samples". 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 #234,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.