Which to use
“scie” and “sciure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,863
- “scie” frequency rank
- #46,442
- “sciure” frequency rank
- 59305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scie | sciure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Outil, instrument ou machine possédant une lame dentée (rectiligne ou circulaire) et dont on se sert pour scier. | Parcelles qui tombent du bois ou de toute autre matière dure que l’on scie. |
Where the eye mixes scie and sciure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between scie and sciure
A purely visual mix-up. scie (\si\) and sciure (\sjyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scie is recorded at frequency rank #12,863, classified as anoun, pronounced \si\. sciure is at rank #46,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sjyʁ\.
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 59305, this pair ranks #103,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of scie vs sciure
Shared letters: ceis. Private to "scie": -. Private to "sciure": ru.
"scie" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "sciure" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scie" for "sciure" ever safe?
Frequency check: "scie" vs "sciure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "scie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sciure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scie" and "sciure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scindé vs sciure". 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 #103,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.