Which to use
“page” and “phage” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #791
- “page” frequency rank
- #43,841
- “phage” frequency rank
- 44632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | page | phage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. | A virus that is parasitic on bacteria. |
Where the eye mixes page and phage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. page runs 4 letters (CVCV) against phage's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: page vs phage
A purely visual mix-up. page (/peɪd͡ʒ/) and phage (/feɪd͡ʒ/) 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 44632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
page is recorded at frequency rank #791, classified as anoun, pronounced /peɪd͡ʒ/. phage is at rank #43,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced /feɪd͡ʒ/.
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 44632, this pair ranks #228,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of page vs phage
Shared letters: aegp. Private to "page": -. Private to "phage": h.
"page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "phage" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "page" and "phage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "page" or "phage" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "page" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "phage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,759 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "page" and "phage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pape vs phage". 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 #228,759 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.