Which to use
“paires” and “prisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,282
- “paires” frequency rank
- #37,979
- “prisés” frequency rank
- 46261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paires | prisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de pair. | Masculin pluriel de prisé. |
Where the eye mixes paires and prisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. paires (CVVCVC) and prisés (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses paires with prisés
A purely visual mix-up. paires (\pɛʁ\) and prisés (\pʁi.ze\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paires is recorded at frequency rank #8,282, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ\. prisés is at rank #37,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁi.ze\.
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 46261, this pair ranks #196,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paires vs prisés
Shared letters: iprs. Private to "paires": ae. Private to "prisés": é.
"paires" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "prisés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paires ← apires · paiers · pairess · pairres · pairse · paries · piares · ppaires
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paires" and "prisés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "paires" or "prisés" show up more?
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 "paires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paires" and "prisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs prisés". 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 #196,314 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.