Which to use
“secs” and “semés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,237
- “secs” frequency rank
- #45,869
- “semés” frequency rank
- 56106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | secs | semés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de sec. | Masculin pluriel de semé. |
Where the eye mixes secs and semés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: secs vs semés
A purely visual mix-up. secs (\sɛk\) and semés (\sə.me\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
secs is recorded at frequency rank #10,237, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛk\. semés is at rank #45,869, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sə.me\.
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 56106, this pair ranks #123,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of secs vs semés
Shared letters: es. Private to "secs": c. Private to "semés": mé.
"secs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "semés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- secs ← escs · sces · seccs · secss · sesc · ssecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "secs" for "semés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "secs" or "semés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "secs" and "semés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "secs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "semés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "secs" and "semés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semés vs sémites". 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 #123,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.