Which to use
“pâque” is a noun and “piqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,666
- “pâque” frequency rank
- #48,104
- “piqués” frequency rank
- 79770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pâque | piqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de Pâque. | Masculin pluriel de piqué. |
Where the eye mixes pâque and piqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pâque runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against piqués's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pâque and piqués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pâque is \pɑk\ while piqués is \pi.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79770, 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\. piqués is at rank #48,104, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pi.ke\.
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 79770, this pair ranks #22,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pâque vs piqués
Shared letters: pqu. Private to "pâque": eâ. Private to "piqués": isé.
"pâque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "piqués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pâque" and "piqués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pâque" or "piqués"?
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 "piqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pâque" and "piqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pieuses vs piqués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,539 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.