Which to use
“soir” and “sr” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #268
- “soir” frequency rank
- #11,308
- “sr” frequency rank
- 11576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soir | sr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déclin du jour, dernières heures de la journée. | Sieur. |
Where the eye mixes soir and sr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: soir vs sr
A purely visual mix-up. soir (\swaʁ\) and sr (\sjœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soir is recorded at frequency rank #268, classified as anoun, pronounced \swaʁ\. sr is at rank #11,308, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sjœʁ\.
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 11576, this pair ranks #408,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soir vs sr
Shared letters: rs. Private to "soir": io. Private to "sr": -.
"soir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sr" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- soir ← osir · sior · soirr · sori · ssoir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "soir" and "sr" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "soir" vs "sr" - 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 "soir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soir" and "sr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sr vs suu". 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 #408,649 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.