Which to use
“septième” and “septique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,188
- “septième” frequency rank
- #33,009
- “septique” frequency rank
- 38197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | septième | septique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne l’ordinal ou la fraction septième. | Qui produit de la putréfaction, qui est corrompu, infecté. |
Where the eye mixes septième and septique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. septième (CVCCVVCV) and septique (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses septième with septique
A purely visual mix-up. septième (\sɛ.tjɛm\) and septique (\sɛp.tik\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
septième is recorded at frequency rank #5,188, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛ.tjɛm\. septique is at rank #33,009, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɛp.tik\.
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 38197, this pair ranks #256,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of septième vs septique
Shared letters: eipst. Private to "septième": mè. Private to "septique": qu.
"septième" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "septique" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- septique ← esptique · sepitque · sepptique · septiqeu · septiqque · septiuqe · septqiue · septtique
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "septième" and "septique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "septième" or "septique" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "septième" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "septique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,973 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "septième" and "septique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "septicémie vs septième". 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 #256,973 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.