Which to use
“sembla” is a noun and “semblez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,155
- “sembla” frequency rank
- #24,028
- “semblez” frequency rank
- 60183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sembla | semblez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Langue mandée parlée au Burkina Faso. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sembler. |
Letter map: sembla vs semblez
Shared letters muted; letters that set sembla and semblez apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - sembla and semblez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sembla is anoun and semblezaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sembla is recorded at frequency rank #36,155, classified as anoun. semblez is at rank #24,028, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.ble\.
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 60183, this pair ranks #99,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sembla vs semblez
Shared letters: belms. Private to "sembla": a. Private to "semblez": z.
"sembla" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "semblez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sembla" and "semblez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sembla" vs "semblez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sembla" and "semblez".
- Full dictionary entry for "sembla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "semblez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sembla" and "semblez" 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 #99,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.