Which to use
“scellées” is an adjective and “seller” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,598
- “scellées” frequency rank
- #22,091
- “seller” frequency rank
- 69689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scellées | seller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de scellé. | Mettre et affermir une selle sur un cheval, sur une mule, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: scellées vs seller
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. scellées runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against seller's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - scellées / seller
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: scellées and seller carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scellées is recorded at frequency rank #47,598, classified as anadj, pronounced \se.le\. seller is at rank #22,091, 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 69689, this pair ranks #54,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of scellées vs seller
Shared letters: els. Private to "scellées": cé. Private to "seller": r.
"scellées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "seller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seller ← esller · selelr · seler · sellerr · sellre · sleler · sseller
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scellées" and "seller" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "scellées" vs "seller" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "scellées" / "seller". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "scellées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,208 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scellées" and "seller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scellée vs scellées". 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 #54,208 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.