Which to use
“scellé” is a noun and “scellée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,002
- “scellé” frequency rank
- #32,589
- “scellée” frequency rank
- 49591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scellé | scellée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deux cachets de cire reliés par un ruban que l’on appose à des serrures, à des armoires, etc., par autorité de justice, pour empêcher de les ouvrir. | Féminin singulier de scellé. |
Same sound, different letters: scellé vs scellée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. scellé runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against scellée's 7 (CCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - scellé / scellée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: scellé and scellée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “scellé” sits inside “scellée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scellé is recorded at frequency rank #17,002, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.le\. scellée is at rank #32,589, tagged as anadj, pronounced \se.le\.
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 49591, this pair ranks #169,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scellé vs scellée
Shared letters: celsé. Private to "scellé": -. Private to "scellée": -.
"scellé" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "scellée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scellé" and "scellée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "scellé" vs "scellée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"scellé" and "scellée" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "scellé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scellée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scellé" and "scellée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scellée vs scellées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #169,393 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.