Which to use
“sculpter” is a verb and “sculptés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,040
- “sculpter” frequency rank
- #29,144
- “sculptés” frequency rank
- 67184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sculpter | sculptés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Façonner, avec le ciseau ou un autre outil, une figure en relief, en pierre, en marbre, en bois, etc. | Masculin pluriel de sculpté. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sculpter and sculptés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sculpter and sculptés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \skyl.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sculpter is recorded at frequency rank #38,040, classified as averb, 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 67184, this pair ranks #64,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sculpter vs sculptés
Shared letters: clpstu. Private to "sculpter": er. Private to "sculptés": é.
"sculpter" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "sculptés" · 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 sculpter vs sculptés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “sculpter”; for an adjective, it's “sculptés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sculpter” entry
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