Which to use
“paisible” and “passibles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,043
- “paisible” frequency rank
- #34,662
- “passibles” frequency rank
- 44705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paisible | passibles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui inspire un sentiment de paix, de tranquillité. | Pluriel de passible. |
Where the eye mixes paisible and passibles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. paisible runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against passibles's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: paisible vs passibles
A purely visual mix-up. paisible (\pe.zibl\) and passibles (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44705, 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\. passibles is at rank #34,662, 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 44705, this pair ranks #208,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paisible vs passibles
Shared letters: abeilps. Private to "paisible": -. Private to "passibles": -.
"paisible" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "passibles" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paisible" for "passibles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "paisible" or "passibles"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "paisible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passibles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paisible" and "passibles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passibles vs plausibles". 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 #208,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.