Which to use
“scans” and “scène” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,269
- “scans” frequency rank
- #639
- “scène” frequency rank
- 35908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scans | scène |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de scan. | Partie du théâtre où les acteurs jouent devant le public. |
Where the eye mixes scans and scène
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between scans and scène
A purely visual mix-up. scans (\skan\) and scène (\sɛn\) 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 35908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scans is recorded at frequency rank #35,269, classified as anoun, pronounced \skan\. scène is at rank #639, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛn\.
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 35908, this pair ranks #273,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scans vs scène
Shared letters: cns. Private to "scans": a. Private to "scène": eè.
"scans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "scène" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- scans ← csans · sacns · scanns · scanss · scasn · sccans · scnas · sscans
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "scans" and "scène" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "scans" or "scène"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "scans" and "scène" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scène" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scans" and "scène" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scans vs seals". 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 #273,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.