Which to use
“seille” is a noun and “sig” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,308
- “seille” frequency rank
- #22,704
- “sig” frequency rank
- 68012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seille | sig |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Se (pronom réflexif). |
Same sound, different letters: seille vs sig
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters. seille runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against sig's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - seille and sig
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: seille and sig carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɛj\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other apronoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68012, 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\. sig is at rank #22,704, tagged as apron, pronounced \sɛj\.
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 68012, this pair ranks #60,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seille vs sig
Shared letters: is. Private to "seille": el. Private to "sig": g.
"seille" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "sig" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seille ← esille · seile · seilel · selile · sielle · sseille
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seille" and "sig" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "seille" or "sig" show up more?
What to do next
"seille" and "sig" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "seille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seille" and "sig" 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 #60,978 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.