Which to use
“seed” and “seven” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,533
- “seed” frequency rank
- #22,094
- “seven” frequency rank
- 63627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seed | seven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Graine, pépin. | (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour le chiffre 7. |
Where the eye mixes seed and seven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. seed runs 4 letters (CVVC) against seven's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between seed and seven
A purely visual mix-up. seed (\siːd\) and seven (\ˈsɛv.n\) 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 63627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seed is recorded at frequency rank #41,533, classified as anoun, pronounced \siːd\. seven is at rank #22,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɛv.n\.
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 63627, this pair ranks #81,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seed vs seven
Shared letters: es. Private to "seed": d. Private to "seven": nv.
"seed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "seven" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seed" for "seven" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seed" vs "seven" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seed" and "seven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seed vs Sepp". 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 #81,028 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.