Which to use
“sécher” is a verb and “séchés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,592
- “sécher” frequency rank
- #40,039
- “séchés” frequency rank
- 50631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sécher | séchés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre sec. | Masculin pluriel de séché. |
Same sound, different letters: sécher vs séchés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. sécher and séchés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - sécher / séchés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sécher and séchés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sécher is recorded at frequency rank #10,592, classified as averb, 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 50631, this pair ranks #161,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sécher vs séchés
Shared letters: chsé. Private to "sécher": er. Private to "séchés": -.
"sécher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "séchés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "sécher" / "séchés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "sécher" 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 #161,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sécher" and "séchés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séchés vs socles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.