Which to use
“sociétés” and “sorcières” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,404
- “sociétés” frequency rank
- #12,059
- “sorcières” frequency rank
- 13463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sociétés | sorcières |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de société. | Pluriel de sorcière. |
Where the eye mixes sociétés and sorcières
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sociétés runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against sorcières's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sociétés vs sorcières
A purely visual mix-up. sociétés (\sɔ.sje.te\) and sorcières (\sɔʁ.sjɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sociétés is recorded at frequency rank #1,404, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɔ.sje.te\. sorcières is at rank #12,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɔʁ.sjɛʁ\.
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 13463, this pair ranks #400,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sociétés vs sorcières
Shared letters: cios. Private to "sociétés": té. Private to "sorcières": erè.
"sociétés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "sorcières" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sociétés" for "sorcières" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sociétés" vs "sorcières" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sociétés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorcières" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sociétés" and "sorcières" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sociétés vs solistes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #400,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.