Which to use
“pagne” and “poigne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,435
- “pagne” frequency rank
- #34,255
- “poigne” frequency rank
- 73690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pagne | poigne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceau de tissu ou de matière végétale tressée avec lequel une personne se couvre les hanches jusqu’aux genoux. | La force du poignet. |
Where the eye mixes pagne and poigne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pagne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against poigne's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pagne vs poigne
A purely visual mix-up. pagne (\paɲ\) and poigne (\pwaɲ\) 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 73690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pagne is recorded at frequency rank #39,435, classified as anoun, pronounced \paɲ\. poigne is at rank #34,255, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pwaɲ\.
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 73690, this pair ranks #39,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pagne vs poigne
Shared letters: egnp. Private to "pagne": a. Private to "poigne": io.
"pagne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "poigne" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pagne" for "poigne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pagne" vs "poigne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pagne" and "poigne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pagne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poigne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pagne" and "poigne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagne vs plaigne". 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 #39,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.