Which to use
“paiements” and “piments” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,748
- “paiements” frequency rank
- #29,907
- “piments” frequency rank
- 38655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paiements | piments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de paiement. | Pluriel de piment. |
Where the eye mixes paiements and piments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between paiements and piments
A purely visual mix-up. paiements (\pɛ.mɑ̃\) and piments (\pi.mɑ̃\) 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 38655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paiements is recorded at frequency rank #8,748, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛ.mɑ̃\. piments is at rank #29,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pi.mɑ̃\.
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 38655, this pair ranks #253,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paiements vs piments
Shared letters: eimnpst. Private to "paiements": a. Private to "piments": -.
"paiements" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCVCCC · "piments" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paiements" for "piments" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paiements" vs "piments" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paiements" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piments" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paiements" and "piments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pimenter vs piments". 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 #253,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.