Which to use
“sixte” and “soute” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,729
- “sixte” frequency rank
- #25,813
- “soute” frequency rank
- 61542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sixte | soute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intervalle de six notes consécutives, y compris les deux extrêmes. | Réduit ménagé dans les étages inférieurs d’un navire et qui sert de magasin pour les munitions de guerre, pour les provisions, etc. |
Where the eye mixes sixte and soute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sixte and soute
A purely visual mix-up. sixte (\sikst\) and soute (\sut\) 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 61542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sixte is recorded at frequency rank #35,729, classified as anoun, pronounced \sikst\. soute is at rank #25,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sut\.
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 61542, this pair ranks #91,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sixte vs soute
Shared letters: est. Private to "sixte": ix. Private to "soute": ou.
"sixte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "soute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sixte" and "soute" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sixte" or "soute" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sixte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sixte" and "soute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sixte vs Sixtine". 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 #91,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.