Which to use
“seuls” is an adjective and “skull” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,171
- “seuls” frequency rank
- #49,364
- “skull” frequency rank
- 50535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seuls | skull |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif seul. | Crâne. |
Where the eye mixes seuls and skull
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between seuls and skull
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seuls is \sœl\ while skull is \ˈskəl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seuls is recorded at frequency rank #1,171, classified as anadj, pronounced \sœl\. skull is at rank #49,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈskəl\.
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 50535, this pair ranks #161,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seuls vs skull
Shared letters: lsu. Private to "seuls": e. Private to "skull": k.
"seuls" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "skull" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seuls" and "skull" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "seuls" or "skull" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "seuls" and "skull" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seuls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skull" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seuls" and "skull" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skull vs Soult". 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 #161,905 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.