séchéesvsséchésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#31,274
“séchées” frequency rank
#40,039
“séchés” frequency rank
71313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature séchées séchés
Definition Pluriel de séchée. Masculin pluriel de séché.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set séchées and séchés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
séchées
6 ch
séchés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: séchées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

séchées is recorded at frequency rank #31,274, 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 71313, this pair ranks #47,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of séchées vs séchés

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

"séchées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "séchés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequency comparison

séchées#31,274
séchés#40,039

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "séchées" and "séchés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "séchées" is a noun and "séchés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "séchées" or "séchés"?
"séchées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,274 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 séchées vs séchés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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