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. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set scellé and scellée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering scellé vs scellée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “scellé”; for an adjective, it's “scellée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “scellé” entry
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