Which to use
“serments” and “sermons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,531
- “serments” frequency rank
- #26,536
- “sermons” frequency rank
- 66067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serments | sermons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de serment. | Pluriel de sermon. |
Where the eye mixes serments and sermons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: serments vs sermons
A purely visual mix-up. serments (\sɛʁ.mɑ̃\) and sermons (\sɛʁ.mɔ̃\) 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 66067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serments is recorded at frequency rank #39,531, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛʁ.mɑ̃\. sermons is at rank #26,536, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛʁ.mɔ̃\.
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 66067, this pair ranks #69,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of serments vs sermons
Shared letters: emnrs. Private to "serments": t. Private to "sermons": o.
"serments" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "sermons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "serments" and "sermons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "serments" vs "sermons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "serments" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sermons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serments" and "sermons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serments vs serpente". 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 #69,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.