Which to use
“soude” and “south” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,472
- “soude” frequency rank
- #10,586
- “south” frequency rank
- 32058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soude | south |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hydroxyde de sodium, de formule NaOH. C'est un produit extrêmement dangereux car caustique pour les tissus vivants (→ voir soude caustique). | Sud. |
Where the eye mixes soude and south
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between soude and south
A purely visual mix-up. soude (\sud\) and south (\ˈsaʊθ\) 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 32058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soude is recorded at frequency rank #21,472, classified as anoun, pronounced \sud\. south is at rank #10,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsaʊθ\.
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 32058, this pair ranks #299,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soude vs south
Shared letters: osu. Private to "soude": de. Private to "south": ht.
"soude" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "south" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "soude" and "south" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "soude" or "south"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "soude" and "south" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "south" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soude" and "south" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soude vs Soult". 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 #299,806 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.