paix

\pɛ\

/\pɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“paix” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#908
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calme, repos, silence, éloignement du bruit ou des affaires.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paix · paix · French

paix · rank #908 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #908
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH puisse

Nearest frequency peer: puisse (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « paix »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « paix » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

paix vs pi
50% similar
paix vs px
50% similar
paix vs pas
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for paix
PropertyValue
Headwordpaix
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#908
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « paix »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).paixse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « puisse » (#909), « obtenir » (#906), « rappelle » (#910). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « paix » est au #908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around paix (IPA \pɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #908 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for paix, with forms such as "apix", "paixx", and "paxi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pi", "px", "pas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is paix, spelled P-A-I-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calme, repos, silence, éloignement du bruit ou des affaires.
  2. 2
    Concorde, tranquillité intérieure qui règne dans les États, dans les familles, dans les sociétés.
  3. 3
    Situation tranquille d’un État, d’un peuple, d’un royaume, d’une famille, etc.
  4. 4
    Traité qui termine une guerre.
  5. 5
    Réconciliation.
  6. 6
    Tranquillité de l’âme, du cœur ou de l’esprit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les savants s’occupèrent de tout dans une paix profonde, depuis la végétation anormale d'un ognon de jacinthe jusqu'aux courants électriques.
  2. Nous parlons sans ménagement de cette paix qui fut jusque-là la seule dangereuse, des deux ou trois camarades communs qu’elle a fait périr.

Synonyms

concordepacte

This word in other languages

peace(English)paz(Español)Frieden(Deutsch)paz(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apix
  • paixx
  • paxi
  • piax
  • ppaix

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of paix - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apix2paixx1paxi2piax2ppaix1
Edit distance from "paix"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paix"?
"paix" is spelled P-A-I-X. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ\.
What does "paix" mean?
As a noun, "paix" means: Calme, repos, silence, éloignement du bruit ou des affaires.
What words are commonly confused with "paix"?
"paix" is commonly confused with "pi", "px", "pas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paix"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paix" is \pɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paix" come from?
"paix" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paix", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Paul5 variantsceci5 variantspage5 variantshuit5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list