Which to use
“sound” and “soute” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,599
- “sound” frequency rank
- #25,813
- “soute” frequency rank
- 44412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sound | soute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Son, bruit. | Réduit ménagé dans les étages inférieurs d’un navire et qui sert de magasin pour les munitions de guerre, pour les provisions, etc. |
Where the eye mixes sound and soute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sound and soute
A purely visual mix-up. sound (\saʊnd\) and soute (\sut\) 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 44412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sound is recorded at frequency rank #18,599, classified as anoun, pronounced \saʊnd\. soute is at rank #25,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sut\.
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 44412, this pair ranks #210,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sound vs soute
Shared letters: osu. Private to "sound": dn. Private to "soute": et.
"sound" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "soute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sound" and "soute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sound" vs "soute" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sound" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sound" and "soute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Soult vs soute". 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 #210,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.