Which to use
“semés” and “sensés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,869
- “semés” frequency rank
- #31,255
- “sensés” frequency rank
- 77124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | semés | sensés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de semé. | Masculin pluriel de sensé. |
Where the eye mixes semés and sensés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. semés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against sensés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: semés vs sensés
A purely visual mix-up. semés (\sə.me\) and sensés (\sɑ̃.se\) 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 77124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
semés is recorded at frequency rank #45,869, classified as anadj, pronounced \sə.me\. sensés is at rank #31,255, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\.
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 77124, this pair ranks #29,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of semés vs sensés
Shared letters: esé. Private to "semés": m. Private to "sensés": n.
"semés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sensés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "semés" and "sensés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "semés" or "sensés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "semés" and "sensés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "semés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sensés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "semés" and "sensés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semés vs sémites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.