Which to use
“succes” and “sucre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,605
- “succes” frequency rank
- #2,742
- “sucre” frequency rank
- 39347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | succes | sucre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Succès, réussite. | Substance alimentaire de saveur douce et agréable le plus souvent sous forme cristallisée, extraite notamment de la canne à sucre et de la betterave sucrière → voir saccharose. |
Where the eye mixes succes and sucre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between succes and sucre
A purely visual mix-up. succes (\syk.sɛs\) and sucre (\sykʁ\) 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 39347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
succes is recorded at frequency rank #36,605, classified as anoun, pronounced \syk.sɛs\. sucre is at rank #2,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sykʁ\.
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 39347, this pair ranks #248,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of succes vs sucre
Shared letters: cesu. Private to "succes": -. Private to "sucre": r.
"succes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sucre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "succes" for "sucre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "succes" vs "sucre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "succes" and "sucre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "succes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "succes" and "sucre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "socles vs succes". 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 #248,667 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.