paisiblesvsplausiblesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“paisibles” and “plausibles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,901
“paisibles” frequency rank
#48,109
“plausibles” frequency rank
78010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature paisibles plausibles
Definition Pluriel de paisible. Pluriel de plausible.

Where the eye mixes paisibles and plausibles

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. paisibles runs 9 letters (CVVCVCCVC) against plausibles's 10 (CCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
paisibles
10 ch
plausibles

Look-alike desk: paisibles vs plausibles

A purely visual mix-up. paisibles (\pe.zibl\) and plausibles (\plɔ.zibl\) 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 78010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

paisibles is recorded at frequency rank #29,901, classified as anadj, pronounced \pe.zibl\. plausibles is at rank #48,109, tagged as anadj, pronounced \plɔ.zibl\.

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 78010, this pair ranks #26,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of paisibles vs plausibles

Shared letters: abeilps. Private to "paisibles": -. Private to "plausibles": u.

"paisibles" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC  ·  "plausibles" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paisiblesapisibles · paiisbles · paisbiles · paisibbles · paisibels · paisibless · paisiblles · paisiblse
  • plausibleslpausibles · palusibles · plasuibles · plauisbles · plausbiles · plausibbles · plausibels · plausibless

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "paisibles" and "plausibles" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pe.zibl\ versus \plɔ.zibl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "paisibles" or "plausibles"?
"paisibles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,901 in our French list, against #48,109 for "plausibles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "paisibles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "plausibles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "paisibles" and "plausibles" 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 #26,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list