Which to use
“sea” and “seaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,258
- “sea” frequency rank
- #30,806
- “seaux” frequency rank
- 44064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sea | seaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mer. | Pluriel de seau. |
Where the eye mixes sea and seaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sea runs 3 letters (CVV) against seaux's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sea with seaux
A purely visual mix-up. sea (\siː\) and seaux (\so\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “sea” sits inside “seaux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sea is recorded at frequency rank #13,258, classified as anoun, pronounced \siː\. seaux is at rank #30,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced \so\.
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 44064, this pair ranks #213,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sea vs seaux
Shared letters: aes. Private to "sea": -. Private to "seaux": ux.
"sea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "seaux" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seaux ← esaux · saeux · seauxx · seaxu · seuax · sseaux
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sea" and "seaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sea" or "seaux"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sea" and "seaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seaux vs seum". 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 #213,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.