Which to use
“séchés” is an adjective and “sketches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,039
- “séchés” frequency rank
- #33,467
- “sketches” frequency rank
- 73506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | séchés | sketches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de séché. | Pluriel de sketch. |
Where the eye mixes séchés and sketches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. séchés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sketches's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between séchés and sketches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: séchés is \se.ʃe\ while sketches is \skɛtʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
séchés is recorded at frequency rank #40,039, classified as anadj, pronounced \se.ʃe\. sketches is at rank #33,467, tagged as anoun, pronounced \skɛtʃ\.
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 73506, this pair ranks #40,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of séchés vs sketches
Shared letters: chs. Private to "séchés": é. Private to "sketches": ekt.
"séchés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sketches" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sketches ← ksetches · sektches · skecthes · sketcches · sketcehs · sketchess · sketchhes · sketchse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "séchés" and "sketches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "séchés" or "sketches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "séchés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sketches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "séchés" and "sketches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séchés vs socles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #40,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.