Which to use
“pasque” is a conjunction and “presque” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,705
- “pasque” frequency rank
- #484
- “presque” frequency rank
- 49189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasque | presque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parce que. | À peu près, peu s’en faut. |
Where the eye mixes pasque and presque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pasque vs presque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pasque is \pas.kə\ while presque is \pʁɛsk\. 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 (conjunction vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasque is recorded at frequency rank #48,705, classified as aconj, pronounced \pas.kə\. presque is at rank #484, tagged as anadv, pronounced \pʁɛsk\.
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 49189, this pair ranks #172,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pasque vs presque
Shared letters: epqsu. Private to "pasque": a. Private to "presque": r.
"pasque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "presque" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasque" and "presque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "pasque" or "presque" show up more?
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 "pasque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "presque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasque" and "presque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parque vs pasque". 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 #172,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.