Which to use
“SMIC” is a noun and “sois” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,133
- “SMIC” frequency rank
- #1,787
- “sois” frequency rank
- 12920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | SMIC | sois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salaire horaire fixé par la loi et en dessous duquel théoriquement personne ne doit être payé. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de être. |
Where the eye mixes SMIC and sois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: SMIC vs sois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: SMIC is \smik\ while sois is \swa\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
SMIC is recorded at frequency rank #11,133, classified as anoun, pronounced \smik\. sois is at rank #1,787, tagged as averb, 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 12920, this pair ranks #403,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of SMIC vs sois
Shared letters: is. Private to "SMIC": cm. Private to "sois": o.
"SMIC" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "SMIC" and "sois" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "SMIC" vs "sois" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "SMIC" and "sois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "SMIC" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "SMIC" and "sois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "SMIC 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 #403,192 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.