Which to use
“seizième” and “septième” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,571
- “seizième” frequency rank
- #5,188
- “septième” frequency rank
- 25759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seizième | septième |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui vient après le quinzième. | Qui concerne l’ordinal ou la fraction septième. |
Where the eye mixes seizième and septième
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. seizième (CVVCVVCV) and septième (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses seizième with septième
A purely visual mix-up. seizième (\sɛ.zjɛm\) and septième (\sɛ.tjɛm\) 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 25759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seizième is recorded at frequency rank #20,571, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛ.zjɛm\. septième is at rank #5,188, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɛ.tjɛm\.
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 25759, this pair ranks #339,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seizième vs septième
Shared letters: eimsè. Private to "seizième": z. Private to "septième": pt.
"seizième" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV · "septième" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seizième" and "septième" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seizième" or "septième"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "seizième" and "septième" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seizième" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "septième" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seizième" and "septième" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "septicémie vs septième". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #339,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.