Which to use
“semés” and “serrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,869
- “semés” frequency rank
- #14,565
- “serrés” frequency rank
- 60434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | semés | serrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de semé. | Masculin pluriel de serré. |
Where the eye mixes semés and serrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. semés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against serrés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: semés vs serrés
A purely visual mix-up. semés (\sə.me\) and serrés (\se.ʁe\) 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 60434, 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\. serrés is at rank #14,565, tagged as anadj, pronounced \se.ʁe\.
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 60434, this pair ranks #97,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of semés vs serrés
Shared letters: esé. Private to "semés": m. Private to "serrés": r.
"semés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "serrés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "semés" for "serrés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "semés" vs "serrés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "semés" and "serrés" 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 "serrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "semés" and "serrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semés vs sémites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,609 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.