Which to use
“Lepage” and “Lesage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,179
- “Lepage” frequency rank
- #26,079
- “Lesage” frequency rank
- 43258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lepage | Lesage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes Lepage and Lesage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Lepage and Lesage follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Lepage and Lesage
A purely visual mix-up. Lepage (\lə.paʒ\) and Lesage (\lə.saʒ\) 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 a single letter - p in “Lepage” becomes s in “Lesage”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lepage is recorded at frequency rank #17,179, classified as aname, pronounced \lə.paʒ\. Lesage is at rank #26,079, tagged as aname, pronounced \lə.saʒ\.
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 43258, this pair ranks #219,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lepage vs Lesage
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "Lepage": p. Private to "Lesage": s.
"Lepage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Lesage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lepage" and "Lesage" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Lepage" or "Lesage"?
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 "Lepage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lesage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lepage" and "Lesage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lesage vs leste". 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 #219,480 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.