Which to use
“séché” is an adjective and “séchées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,835
- “séché” frequency rank
- #31,274
- “séchées” frequency rank
- 49109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séché | séchées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui résulte d’un séchage. | Pluriel de séchée. |
Same sound, different letters: séché vs séchées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. séché runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against séchées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - séché / séchées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: séché and séchées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “séché” sits inside “séchées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
séché is recorded at frequency rank #17,835, classified as anadj, pronounced \se.ʃe\. séchées is at rank #31,274, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ʃe\.
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 49109, this pair ranks #173,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of séché vs séchées
Shared letters: chsé. Private to "séché": -. Private to "séchées": e.
"séché" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "séchées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "séché" for "séchées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "séché" or "séchées" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "séché" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "séchées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séché" and "séchées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séchées vs sèchent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #173,413 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.