Which to use
“sèment” and “siègent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,175
- “sèment” frequency rank
- #26,541
- “siègent” frequency rank
- 62716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sèment | siègent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de semer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de siéger. |
Where the eye mixes sèment and siègent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sèment runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against siègent's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sèment vs siègent
A purely visual mix-up. sèment (\sɛm\) and siègent (\sjɛʒ\) 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 62716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sèment is recorded at frequency rank #36,175, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛm\. siègent is at rank #26,541, tagged as averb, pronounced \sjɛʒ\.
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 62716, this pair ranks #85,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sèment vs siègent
Shared letters: enstè. Private to "sèment": m. Private to "siègent": gi.
"sèment" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "siègent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sèment" for "siègent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "sèment" or "siègent" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sèment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "siègent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sèment" and "siègent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sèment vs sucent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #85,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.