Which to use
“semée” is an adjective and “semer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,039
- “semée” frequency rank
- #12,864
- “semer” frequency rank
- 59903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | semée | semer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de semé. | Répandre de la graine ou du grain sur une terre préparée, afin de les faire produire et multiplier. |
Same sound, different letters: semée vs semer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. semée (CVCVV) and semer (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - semée and semer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: semée and semer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sə.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
semée is recorded at frequency rank #47,039, classified as anadj, pronounced \sə.me\. semer is at rank #12,864, tagged as averb, pronounced \sə.me\.
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 59903, this pair ranks #100,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of semée vs semer
Shared letters: ems. Private to "semée": é. Private to "semer": r.
"semée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "semer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- semer ← esmer · seemr · semerr · semmer · semre · smeer · ssemer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "semée" and "semer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "semée" vs "semer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "semée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "semer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "semée" and "semer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semée vs semés". 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 #100,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.