Which to use
“pages” and “pes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,402
- “pages” frequency rank
- #28,668
- “pes” frequency rank
- 31070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pages | pes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of page | the foot of a human |
Where the eye mixes pages and pes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pages and pes
A purely visual mix-up. pages (/ˈpeɪd͡ʒɪz/) and pes (/peɪ̯s/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pages is recorded at frequency rank #2,402, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪd͡ʒɪz/. pes is at rank #28,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced /peɪ̯s/.
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 31070, this pair ranks #349,248 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pages vs pes
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pages": ag. Private to "pes": -.
"pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pages ← apges · paegs · pagess · pagges · pagse · pgaes · ppages
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pages" and "pes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pages" vs "pes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pages" and "pes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,248 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pages" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs PPA". 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 #349,248 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.