Which to use
“page” and “pan” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #850
- “page” frequency rank
- #6,726
- “pan” frequency rank
- 7576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | page | pan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Face d’une feuille de papier, de parchemin, de vélin, servant à l’écriture ou à l’impression. | Partie plane et plus ou moins large d’un mur. |
Where the eye mixes page and pan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between page and pan
A purely visual mix-up. page (\paʒ\) and pan (\pɑ̃\) 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 7576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
page is recorded at frequency rank #850, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʒ\. pan is at rank #6,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɑ̃\.
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 7576, this pair ranks #422,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of page vs pan
Shared letters: ap. Private to "page": eg. Private to "pan": n.
"page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pan" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- page ← apge · paeg · pagge · pgae · ppage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "page" for "pan" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "page" or "pan" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "page" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "page" and "pan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pan vs pio". 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 #422,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.