Which to use
“space” and “sucé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,162
- “space” frequency rank
- #33,031
- “sucé” frequency rank
- 41193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | space | sucé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spécial, étrange, qui sort de l’ordinaire. | Aspiré, léché. |
Where the eye mixes space and sucé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: space vs sucé
A purely visual mix-up. space (\spɛs\) and sucé (\sy.se\) 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 41193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
space is recorded at frequency rank #8,162, classified as anadj, pronounced \spɛs\. sucé is at rank #33,031, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sy.se\.
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 41193, this pair ranks #234,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of space vs sucé
Shared letters: cs. Private to "space": aep. Private to "sucé": ué.
"space" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "sucé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- space ← psace · sapce · spacce · spaec · spcae · sppace · sspace
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "space" and "sucé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "space" or "sucé"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "space" and "sucé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "space" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "space" and "sucé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucé 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 #234,925 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.