séchéevsséchésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: séchée is a noun, séchés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“séchée” is a noun and “séchés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,390
“séchée” frequency rank
#40,039
“séchés” frequency rank
70429
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature séchée séchés
Definition Action de faire sécher. Masculin pluriel de séché.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set séchée and séchés apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
séchée
6 ch
séchés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: séchée and séchés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “séchée” becomes s in “séchés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

séchée is recorded at frequency rank #30,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.ʃe\. séchés is at rank #40,039, tagged as anadj, 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 70429, this pair ranks #51,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of séchée vs séchés

Shared letters: chsé. Private to "séchée": e. Private to "séchés": -.

"séchée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "séchés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequency comparison

séchée#30,390
séchés#40,039

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "séchée" and "séchés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "séchée" is a noun and "séchés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "séchée" or "séchés"?
"séchée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,390 in our French list, against #40,039 for "séchés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering séchée vs séchés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “séchée”; for an adjective, it's “séchés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “séchée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list