# Sardes vs shades

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sardes
*noun · IPA \saʁd\ · frequency rank #48,192*
Pluriel de Sarde.

### shades
*noun · frequency rank #42,617*
Pluriel de shade.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/sardes-vs-shades