Which to use
“paces” and “placez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,583
- “paces” frequency rank
- #22,373
- “placez” frequency rank
- 65956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paces | placez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier (tú) du présent de l’indicatif de pacer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de placer. |
Where the eye mixes paces and placez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. paces runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against placez's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses paces with placez
A purely visual mix-up. paces (\ˈpa.θes\) and placez (\pla.se\) 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 65956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paces is recorded at frequency rank #43,583, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈpa.θes\. placez is at rank #22,373, tagged as averb, pronounced \pla.se\.
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 65956, this pair ranks #69,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paces vs placez
Shared letters: acep. Private to "paces": s. Private to "placez": lz.
"paces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "placez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paces" and "placez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "paces" or "placez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "placez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paces" and "placez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paces vs palaces". 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 #69,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.