Which to use
“sculptées” is an adjective and “sculpter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,307
- “sculptées” frequency rank
- #38,040
- “sculpter” frequency rank
- 72347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sculptées | sculpter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de sculpté. | Façonner, avec le ciseau ou un autre outil, une figure en relief, en pierre, en marbre, en bois, etc. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sculptées and sculpter apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sculptées and sculpter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \skyl.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sculptées is recorded at frequency rank #34,307, classified as anadj, pronounced \skyl.te\. 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 72347, this pair ranks #44,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sculptées vs sculpter
Shared letters: celpstu. Private to "sculptées": é. Private to "sculpter": r.
"sculptées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVVC · "sculpter" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sculpter ← csulpter · scculpter · sclupter · scullpter · sculpetr · sculppter · sculpterr · sculptre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering sculptées vs sculpter
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “sculptées”; for a verb, it's “sculpter”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sculptées” entry
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