Which to use
“sculpte” and “sculpter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,198
- “sculpte” frequency rank
- #38,040
- “sculpter” frequency rank
- 86238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sculpte | sculpter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de sculpter. | Façonner, avec le ciseau ou un autre outil, une figure en relief, en pierre, en marbre, en bois, etc. |
Where the eye mixes sculpte and sculpter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sculpte with sculpter
A purely visual mix-up. sculpte (\skylt\) and sculpter (\skyl.te\) 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 extra letter(s) - “sculpte” sits inside “sculpter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sculpte is recorded at frequency rank #48,198, classified as averb, pronounced \skylt\. sculpter is at rank #38,040, tagged as averb, pronounced \skyl.te\.
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 86238, this pair ranks #10,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sculpte vs sculpter
Shared letters: celpstu. Private to "sculpte": -. Private to "sculpter": r.
"sculpte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "sculpter" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sculpte" for "sculpter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sculpte" vs "sculpter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sculpte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sculpter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sculpte" and "sculpter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sculpte vs sculptées". 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 #10,023 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.