Which to use
“page” and “Pagode” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #850
- “page” frequency rank
- #36,519
- “Pagode” frequency rank
- 37369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | page | Pagode |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Face d’une feuille de papier, de parchemin, de vélin, servant à l’écriture ou à l’impression. | Pagode. |
Where the eye mixes page and Pagode
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. page runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Pagode's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between page and Pagode
A purely visual mix-up. page (\paʒ\) and Pagode (\paˈɡoːdeː\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
page is recorded at frequency rank #850, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʒ\. Pagode is at rank #36,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paˈɡoːdeː\.
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 37369, this pair ranks #262,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of page vs Pagode
Shared letters: aegp. Private to "page": -. Private to "Pagode": do.
"page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Pagode" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "page" for "Pagode" ever safe?
Frequency check: "page" vs "Pagode" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "page" and "Pagode" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "page" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pagode" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "page" and "Pagode" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagne vs Pagode". 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 #262,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.