Which to use
“pâque” is a noun and “Pâques” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,666
- “pâque” frequency rank
- #7,359
- “Pâques” frequency rank
- 39025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pâque | Pâques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de Pâque. | Fête que les chrétiens solennisent tous les ans en mémoire de la résurrection de Jésus-Christ, et qu’ils célèbrent le premier dimanche qui suit la pleine lune de l’équinoxe de printemps. |
Where the eye mixes pâque and Pâques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pâque runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against Pâques's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pâque vs Pâques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pâque is \pɑk\ while Pâques is \pak\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “pâque” sits inside “Pâques”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pâque is recorded at frequency rank #31,666, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɑk\. Pâques is at rank #7,359, tagged as aname, pronounced \pak\.
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 39025, this pair ranks #251,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pâque vs Pâques
Shared letters: epquâ. Private to "pâque": -. Private to "Pâques": s.
"pâque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Pâques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pâque" and "Pâques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pâque" or "Pâques"?
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 "pâque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pâques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pâque" and "Pâques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pâque vs pasque". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #251,047 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.