Which to use
“paisible” and “passible” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,043
- “paisible” frequency rank
- #17,506
- “passible” frequency rank
- 27549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paisible | passible |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui inspire un sentiment de paix, de tranquillité. | Qui peut subir, qui a mérité de subir une peine. |
Where the eye mixes paisible and passible
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between paisible and passible
A purely visual mix-up. paisible (\pe.zibl\) and passible (\pa.sibl\) 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 a single letter - i in “paisible” becomes s in “passible”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paisible is recorded at frequency rank #10,043, classified as anadj, pronounced \pe.zibl\. passible is at rank #17,506, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pa.sibl\.
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 27549, this pair ranks #328,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paisible vs passible
Shared letters: abeilps. Private to "paisible": -. Private to "passible": -.
"paisible" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "passible" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paisible" and "passible" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "paisible" vs "passible" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paisible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passible" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paisible" and "passible" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passable vs passible". 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 #328,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.