Which to use
“padre” and “pâque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,820
- “padre” frequency rank
- #31,666
- “pâque” frequency rank
- 58486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padre | pâque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aumônier militaire. | Variante orthographique de Pâque. |
Where the eye mixes padre and pâque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses padre with pâque
A purely visual mix-up. padre (\pa.dʁe\) and pâque (\pɑk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padre is recorded at frequency rank #26,820, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.dʁe\. pâque is at rank #31,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɑk\.
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 58486, this pair ranks #108,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of padre vs pâque
Shared letters: ep. Private to "padre": adr. Private to "pâque": quâ.
"padre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pâque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- padre ← apdre · paddre · pader · padrre · parde · pdare · ppadre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "padre" for "pâque" ever safe?
Which is more common, "padre" or "pâque"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "padre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pâque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padre" and "pâque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pâque vs pasque". 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 #108,790 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.