sculptéesvssculptésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sculptées” and “sculptés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,307
“sculptées” frequency rank
#29,144
“sculptés” frequency rank
63451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sculptées sculptés
Definition Féminin pluriel de sculpté. Masculin pluriel de sculpté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sculptées and sculptés apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
sculptées
8 ch
sculptés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. sculptées and sculptés are pronounced identically (\skyl.te\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63451, 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\. sculptés is at rank #29,144, tagged as anadj, 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 63451, this pair ranks #81,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sculptées vs sculptés

Shared letters: clpstué. Private to "sculptées": e. Private to "sculptés": -.

"sculptées" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVVC  ·  "sculptés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

sculptées#34,307
sculptés#29,144

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sculptées" and "sculptés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\skyl.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "sculptées" or "sculptés"?
"sculptés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,144 in our French list, against #34,307 for "sculptées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sculptées vs sculptés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sculptées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list