Which to use
“scellé” is a noun and “sceller” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,002
- “scellé” frequency rank
- #25,807
- “sceller” frequency rank
- 42809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scellé | sceller |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Marquer d’un sceau. |
Same sound, different letters: scellé vs sceller
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. scellé runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against sceller's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - scellé / sceller
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: scellé and sceller carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42809, 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\. sceller is at rank #25,807, tagged as averb, 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 42809, this pair ranks #222,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scellé vs sceller
Shared letters: cels. Private to "scellé": é. Private to "sceller": r.
"scellé" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "sceller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sceller ← cseller · scceller · scelelr · sceler · scellerr · scellre · scleler · secller
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scellé" and "sceller" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "scellé" or "sceller"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "scellé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sceller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scellé" and "sceller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scellées vs sceller". 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 #222,796 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.