Which to use
“semer” is a verb and “semés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,864
- “semer” frequency rank
- #45,869
- “semés” frequency rank
- 58733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | semer | semés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Répandre de la graine ou du grain sur une terre préparée, afin de les faire produire et multiplier. | Masculin pluriel de semé. |
Same sound, different letters: semer vs semés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. semer and semés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: semer vs semés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: semer and semés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sə.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 58733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
semer is recorded at frequency rank #12,864, classified as averb, pronounced \sə.me\. semés is at rank #45,869, tagged as anadj, 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 58733, this pair ranks #107,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of semer vs semés
Shared letters: ems. Private to "semer": r. Private to "semés": é.
"semer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "semés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- semer ← esmer · seemr · semerr · semmer · semre · smeer · ssemer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "semer" and "semés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "semer" vs "semés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "semer" / "semés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "semer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "semés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "semer" and "semés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semés vs sémites". 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 #107,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.