Which to use
“saufs” and “seuls” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,715
- “saufs” frequency rank
- #1,171
- “seuls” frequency rank
- 36886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saufs | seuls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de sauf. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif seul. |
Where the eye mixes saufs and seuls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: saufs vs seuls
A purely visual mix-up. saufs (\sɔf\) and seuls (\sœl\) 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 36886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saufs is recorded at frequency rank #35,715, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɔf\. seuls is at rank #1,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sœl\.
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 36886, this pair ranks #266,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saufs vs seuls
Shared letters: su. Private to "saufs": af. Private to "seuls": el.
"saufs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "seuls" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saufs" for "seuls" ever safe?
Which is more common, "saufs" or "seuls"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "saufs" and "seuls" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saufs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seuls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saufs" and "seuls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Safi vs saufs". 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 #266,431 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.