Which to use
“scout” and “sour” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,767
- “scout” frequency rank
- #35,736
- “sour” frequency rank
- 57503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scout | sour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui pratique le scoutisme. | Égout. |
Where the eye mixes scout and sour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. scout runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against sour's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between scout and sour
A purely visual mix-up. scout (\skut\) and sour (\suʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scout is recorded at frequency rank #21,767, classified as anoun, pronounced \skut\. sour is at rank #35,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced \suʁ\.
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 57503, this pair ranks #114,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scout vs sour
Shared letters: osu. Private to "scout": ct. Private to "sour": r.
"scout" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "sour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "scout" and "sour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "scout" or "sour"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "scout" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scout" and "sour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sour vs suu". 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 #114,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.