Which to use
“pâque” and “pavée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,666
- “pâque” frequency rank
- #36,525
- “pavée” frequency rank
- 68191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pâque | pavée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de Pâque. | Synonyme de digitale pourpre ou pourprée, Digitalis purpurea, plante de la famille des scrofulariacées. |
Where the eye mixes pâque and pavée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pâque and pavée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pâque and pavée
A purely visual mix-up. pâque (\pɑk\) and pavée (\pa.ve\) 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 68191, 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\. pavée is at rank #36,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ve\.
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 68191, this pair ranks #60,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pâque vs pavée
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pâque": quâ. Private to "pavée": avé.
"pâque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pâque" and "pavée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pâque" or "pavée"?
Useful next steps
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 "pavée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pâque" and "pavée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pavée vs priée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.