Which to use
“bague” and “blagues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,785
- “bague” frequency rank
- #5,317
- “blagues” frequency rank
- 12102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bague | blagues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anneau qui se porte à un doigt. | Pluriel de blague. |
Where the eye mixes bague and blagues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bague and blagues
A purely visual mix-up. bague (\baɡ\) and blagues (\blaɡ\) 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 12102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bague is recorded at frequency rank #6,785, classified as anoun, pronounced \baɡ\. blagues is at rank #5,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced \blaɡ\.
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 12102, this pair ranks #406,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bague vs blagues
Shared letters: abegu. Private to "bague": -. Private to "blagues": ls.
"bague" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "blagues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bague" and "blagues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "bague" or "blagues" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bague" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blagues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bague" and "blagues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bague vs bane". 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 #406,572 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.