Which to use
“pair” and “PMR” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,212
- “pair” frequency rank
- #48,720
- “PMR” frequency rank
- 55932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pair | PMR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne de même condition et de même rang dans l’état. | Personne à mobilité réduite ; par exemple, personne qui se déplace en fauteuil roulant. |
Where the eye mixes pair and PMR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pair vs PMR
A purely visual mix-up. pair (\pɛʁ\) and PMR (\pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\) 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 55932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pair is recorded at frequency rank #7,212, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ\. PMR is at rank #48,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\.
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 55932, this pair ranks #124,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pair vs PMR
Shared letters: pr. Private to "pair": ai. Private to "PMR": m.
"pair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "PMR" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pair ← apir · pairr · piar · ppair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pair" for "PMR" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pair" vs "PMR" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "PMR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pair" and "PMR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs PMR". 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 #124,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.