Which to use
“seille” is a noun and “seller” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,308
- “seille” frequency rank
- #22,091
- “seller” frequency rank
- 67399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seille | seller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bassine, munie d’oreilles dans lesquelles on passe une corde en guise d’anse et qui sert à transporter les liquides, en particulier, le mout tiré du pressoir. | Mettre et affermir une selle sur un cheval, sur une mule, etc. |
Where the eye mixes seille and seller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seille (CVVCCV) and seller (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses seille with seller
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seille is \sɛj\ while seller is \se.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seille is recorded at frequency rank #45,308, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛj\. seller is at rank #22,091, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.le\.
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 67399, this pair ranks #63,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seille vs seller
Shared letters: els. Private to "seille": i. Private to "seller": r.
"seille" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "seller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seille" and "seller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "seille" or "seller" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seille" and "seller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seille vs skill". 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 #63,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.