Which to use
“Pagny” and “Passy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,641
- “Pagny” frequency rank
- #29,068
- “Passy” frequency rank
- 60709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pagny | Passy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Localité rattachée à Paris en 1860, 16ᵉ arrondissement de Paris. |
Where the eye mixes Pagny and Passy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Pagny with Passy
A purely visual mix-up. Pagny (\pa.ɲi\) and Passy (\pa.si\) 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 60709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pagny is recorded at frequency rank #31,641, classified as aname, pronounced \pa.ɲi\. Passy is at rank #29,068, tagged as aname, pronounced \pa.si\.
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 60709, this pair ranks #96,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pagny vs Passy
Shared letters: apy. Private to "Pagny": gn. Private to "Passy": s.
"Pagny" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Passy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pagny" and "Passy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Pagny" or "Passy"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pagny" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Passy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pagny" and "Passy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pagne vs Pagny". 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 #96,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.