Which to use
“sentences” and “séquences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,366
- “sentences” frequency rank
- #10,248
- “séquences” frequency rank
- 40614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentences | séquences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sentence. | Pluriel de séquence. |
Where the eye mixes sentences and séquences
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sentences (CVCCVCCVC) and séquences (CVCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sentences vs séquences
A purely visual mix-up. sentences (\sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\) and séquences (\se.kɑ̃s\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentences is recorded at frequency rank #30,366, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\. séquences is at rank #10,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.kɑ̃s\.
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 40614, this pair ranks #239,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentences vs séquences
Shared letters: cens. Private to "sentences": t. Private to "séquences": qué.
"sentences" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "séquences" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sentences ← esntences · senetnces · senntences · sentecnes · sentencces · sentencess · sentencse · sentenecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sentences" and "séquences" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sentences" or "séquences"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sentences" and "séquences" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentences" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "séquences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentences" and "séquences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semences vs sentences". 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 #239,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.