Which to use
“seu” is an adjective and “son” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,274
- “seu” frequency rank
- #42
- “son” frequency rank
- 35316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seu | son |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sa, son. | Troisième personne du sujet, objet masculin singulier. |
Letter map: seu vs son
Shared letters muted; letters that set seu and son apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: seu vs son
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seu is anadjective and sonadeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seu is recorded at frequency rank #35,274, classified as anadj. son is at rank #42, tagged as adet, pronounced \sɔ̃\.
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 35316, this pair ranks #277,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seu vs son
Shared letters: s. Private to "seu": eu. Private to "son": no.
"seu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "son" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seu" and "son" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "seu" or "son" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seu" and "son".
- Full dictionary entry for "seu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "son" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seu" and "son" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seu vs suu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #277,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.