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. |
Same sound, different letters: séchée vs séchés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. séchée (CVCCVV) and séchés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - séchée and séchés
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "séchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "séchés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séchée" and "séchés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séchés vs socles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,347 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.