Which to use
“P4” and “pat” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,332
- “P4” frequency rank
- #10,372
- “pat” frequency rank
- 56704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | P4 | pat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réformé pour problèmes psychiques. | Situation où un des deux joueurs, qui n’a pas son roi en échec et qui a le trait, ne peut pas jouer sans mettre le roi en prise, et qui constitue un des cas de nullité de la partie. |
Where the eye mixes P4 and pat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. P4 (\pe.katʁ\) and pat (\pat\) 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 56704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
P4 is recorded at frequency rank #46,332, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.katʁ\. pat is at rank #10,372, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pat\.
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 56704, this pair ranks #119,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of P4 vs pat
Shared letters: p. Private to "P4": -. Private to "pat": at.
"P4" · 1 letters · shape C · "pat" · 3 letters · shape CVC