# sly vs SSE

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### sly
*adjective · IPA \ˈslaɪ\ · frequency rank #47,613*
Matois, malin.

### SSE
*noun · IPA \syd sy.d‿ɛst\ · frequency rank #46,460*
Sud-sud-est.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/sly-vs-sse