Which to use
“salma” and “sigma” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,603
- “salma” frequency rank
- #31,736
- “sigma” frequency rank
- 74339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salma | sigma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dépouille. | σ, ς, Σ, dix-huitième lettre et treizième consonne de l’alphabet grec. |
Where the eye mixes salma and sigma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. salma and sigma follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses salma with sigma
A purely visual mix-up. salma (\ˈsal.ma\) and sigma (\siɡ.ma\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salma is recorded at frequency rank #42,603, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsal.ma\. sigma is at rank #31,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced \siɡ.ma\.
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 74339, this pair ranks #37,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of salma vs sigma
Shared letters: ams. Private to "salma": l. Private to "sigma": gi.
"salma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sigma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "salma" and "sigma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "salma" vs "sigma" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "salma" and "sigma" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "salma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sigma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salma" and "sigma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacra vs salma". 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 #37,466 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.