Which to use
“clé” and “CPGE” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,987
- “clé” frequency rank
- #49,006
- “CPGE” frequency rank
- 50993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clé | CPGE |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrument de métal que l’on introduit dans une serrure pour ouvrir ou fermer un accès. Ancienne clé à panneton que l'on place et fait tourner dans la serrure d'une porte, d'un coffre, etc. | Filière d'enseignement supérieur, qui prépare en deux ou trois ans après le baccalauréat aux concours d’admission de certaines écoles d’ingénieur ou de commerce. |
Where the eye mixes clé and CPGE
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clé with CPGE
A purely visual mix-up. clé (\kle\) and CPGE (\se.pe.ʒe.ø\) 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 50993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clé is recorded at frequency rank #1,987, classified as anoun, pronounced \kle\. CPGE is at rank #49,006, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.pe.ʒe.ø\.
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 50993, this pair ranks #158,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clé vs CPGE
Shared letters: c. Private to "clé": lé. Private to "CPGE": egp.
"clé" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "CPGE" · 4 letters · shape CCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- CPGE ← ccpge · cgpe · cpeg · cpgge · cppge · pcge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clé" and "CPGE" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clé" or "CPGE"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CPGE" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clé" and "CPGE" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CPGE". 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 #158,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.