Which to use
“sexe” and “soie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,496
- “sexe” frequency rank
- #6,891
- “soie” frequency rank
- 8387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sexe | soie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attribut utilisé pour classer un individu dans les espèces biologiques employant un mode de reproduction sexué. | Matière filamenteuse, fine et brillante, produite par les araignées et les chenilles de la plupart des insectes. |
Where the eye mixes sexe and soie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sexe (CVCV) and soie (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sexe and soie
A purely visual mix-up. sexe (\sɛks\) and soie (\swa\) 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 8387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sexe is recorded at frequency rank #1,496, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛks\. soie is at rank #6,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced \swa\.
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 8387, this pair ranks #420,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sexe vs soie
Shared letters: es. Private to "sexe": x. Private to "soie": io.
"sexe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "soie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sexe" and "soie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sexe" vs "soie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sexe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sexe" and "soie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soie vs spi". 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 #420,196 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.