Which to use
“seize” and “semée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,659
- “seize” frequency rank
- #47,039
- “semée” frequency rank
- 53698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seize | semée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Le nombre cardinal situé après quinze en y ajoutant un, et avant dix-sept, représenté 16 en chiffres arabes, et XVI en chiffres romains. | Féminin singulier de semé. |
Where the eye mixes seize and semée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. seize (\sɛz\) and semée (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seize is recorded at frequency rank #6,659, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛz\. semée is at rank #47,039, 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 53698, this pair ranks #139,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seize vs semée
Shared letters: es. Private to "seize": iz. Private to "semée": mé.
"seize" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "semée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- seize ← esize · seiez · seizze · sezie · sieze · sseize