Which to use
“sellers” and “selles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,253
- “sellers” frequency rank
- #21,466
- “selles” frequency rank
- 52719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sellers | selles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de seller. | Excréments humains, formés des résidus de la digestion. |
Where the eye mixes sellers and selles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sellers runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against selles's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sellers and selles
A purely visual mix-up. sellers (\ˈsɛl.ɚz\) and selles (\sɛl\) 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 52719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sellers is recorded at frequency rank #31,253, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɛl.ɚz\. selles is at rank #21,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛl\.
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 52719, this pair ranks #145,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sellers vs selles
Shared letters: els. Private to "sellers": r. Private to "selles": -.
"sellers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "selles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sellers" for "selles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sellers" or "selles"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sellers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sellers" and "selles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scellées vs sellers". 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 #145,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.