Which to use
“scellées” is an adjective and “sellers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,598
- “scellées” frequency rank
- #31,253
- “sellers” frequency rank
- 78851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scellées | sellers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de scellé. | Pluriel de seller. |
Where the eye mixes scellées and sellers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. scellées runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against sellers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: scellées vs sellers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: scellées is \se.le\ while sellers is \ˈsɛl.ɚz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78851, 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\. sellers is at rank #31,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɛl.ɚz\.
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 78851, this pair ranks #24,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of scellées vs sellers
Shared letters: els. Private to "scellées": cé. Private to "sellers": r.
"scellées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "sellers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sellers ← esllers · selelrs · selers · sellerrs · sellerss · sellesr · sellres · slelers
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scellées" and "sellers" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "scellées" or "sellers" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "scellées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sellers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scellées" and "sellers" 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 #24,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.