Which to use
“pages” and “pètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,370
- “pages” frequency rank
- #48,737
- “pètes” frequency rank
- 50107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pages | pètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de page. | Pluriel de pète. |
Where the eye mixes pages and pètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pages vs pètes
A purely visual mix-up. pages (\paʒ\) and pètes (\pɛt\) 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 50107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pages is recorded at frequency rank #1,370, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʒ\. pètes is at rank #48,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛt\.
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 50107, this pair ranks #165,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pages vs pètes
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pages": ag. Private to "pètes": tè.
"pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pètes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pages ← apges · paegs · pagess · pagges · pagse · pgaes · ppages
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pages" for "pètes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pages" vs "pètes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pages" and "pètes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pages" and "pètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs pètes". 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 #165,266 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.