Which to use
“sembla” is a noun and “semble” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,155
- “sembla” frequency rank
- #429
- “semble” frequency rank
- 36584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sembla | semble |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Langue mandée parlée au Burkina Faso. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe sembler. |
Letter map: sembla vs semble
Shared letters muted; letters that set sembla and semble apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - sembla and semble
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sembla is anoun and sembleaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “sembla” becomes e in “semble”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sembla is recorded at frequency rank #36,155, classified as anoun. semble is at rank #429, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃bl\.
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 36584, this pair ranks #268,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sembla vs semble
Shared letters: belms. Private to "sembla": a. Private to "semble": -.
"sembla" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "semble" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sembla" and "semble" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sembla" vs "semble" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "sembla" vs "semble" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sembla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "semble" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sembla" and "semble" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sembla vs simba". 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 #268,566 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.