Which to use
“seule” is a noun and “seuls” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #323
- “seule” frequency rank
- #1,171
- “seuls” frequency rank
- 1494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seule | seuls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fond d’un navire. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif seul. |
Same sound, different letters: seule vs seuls
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: seule vs seuls
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: seule and seuls carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sœl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “seule” becomes s in “seuls”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seule is recorded at frequency rank #323, classified as anoun, pronounced \sœl\. seuls is at rank #1,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sœl\.
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 1494, this pair ranks #437,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seule vs seuls
Shared letters: elsu. Private to "seule": -. Private to "seuls": -.
"seule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "seuls" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seule" and "seuls" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "seule" vs "seuls" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "seule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seuls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seule" and "seuls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seuls vs skull". 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 #437,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.