Which to use
“padre” and “paume” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,820
- “padre” frequency rank
- #16,964
- “paume” frequency rank
- 43784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padre | paume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aumônier militaire. | Face intérieure de la main, entre le poignet et les doigts. |
Where the eye mixes padre and paume
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. padre (CVCCV) and paume (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between padre and paume
A purely visual mix-up. padre (\pa.dʁe\) and paume (\pom\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43784, 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\. paume is at rank #16,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pom\.
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 43784, this pair ranks #215,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padre vs paume
Shared letters: aep. Private to "padre": dr. Private to "paume": mu.
"padre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "paume" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "padre" for "paume" ever safe?
Frequency check: "padre" vs "paume" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "padre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padre" and "paume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paddle vs padre". 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 #215,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.