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“sart” and “src” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,436
“sart” frequency rank
#25,816
“src” frequency rank
72252
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sart src
Definition Essart. Source.

Where the eye mixes sart and src

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
sart
3 ch
src

Why the eye confuses sart with src

A purely visual mix-up. sart (\saʁ\) and src (\sɔːs\) 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 72252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sart is recorded at frequency rank #46,436, classified as anoun, pronounced \saʁ\. src is at rank #25,816, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔːs\.

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 72252, this pair ranks #44,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sart vs src

Shared letters: rs. Private to "sart": at. Private to "src": c.

"sart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "src" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sartasrt · sarrt · sartt · srat · ssart

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sart" and "src" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\saʁ\ versus \sɔːs\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sart" or "src"?
"src" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,816 in our French list, against #46,436 for "sart". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "src" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sart" and "src" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sabri vs sart". 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 #44,656 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list