semblavssemblezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sembla is a noun, semblez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

6 ch
sembla
7 ch
semblez

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

  • semblaesmbla · sebmla · sembal · sembbla · semblla · semlba · semmbla · smebla
  • semblezesmblez · sebmlez · sembblez · sembelz · semblezz · sembllez · semblze · semlbez

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sembla" and "semblez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sembla" is a noun and "semblez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sembla" vs "semblez" - which ranks higher?
"semblez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,028 in our French list, against #36,155 for "sembla". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list