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“séquelles” and “séquences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,285
“séquelles” frequency rank
#10,248
“séquences” frequency rank
27533
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature séquelles séquences
Definition Suite ou conséquences d’une violence, d’une blessure, d’un accident. Pluriel de séquence.

Where the eye mixes séquelles and séquences

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. séquelles and séquences follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
séquelles
9 ch
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Look-alike desk: séquelles vs séquences

A purely visual mix-up. séquelles (\se.kɛl\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

séquelles is recorded at frequency rank #17,285, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.kɛl\. 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 27533, this pair ranks #328,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of séquelles vs séquences

Shared letters: eqsué. Private to "séquelles": l. Private to "séquences": cn.

"séquelles" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "séquences" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "séquelles" and "séquences" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\se.kɛl\ versus \se.kɑ̃s\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "séquelles" vs "séquences" - which ranks higher?
"séquences" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,248 in our French list, against #17,285 for "séquelles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "séquelles" 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 #328,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "séquelles" and "séquences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semelles vs séquelles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #328,362 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list