Which to use
“passages” and “paysage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,698
- “passages” frequency rank
- #3,484
- “paysage” frequency rank
- 8182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passages | paysage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de passage. | Étendue de territoire couverte par le regard. |
Where the eye mixes passages and paysage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. passages runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against paysage's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: passages vs paysage
A purely visual mix-up. passages (\pɑ.saːʒ\) and paysage (\pe.i.zaʒ\) 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 8182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passages is recorded at frequency rank #4,698, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɑ.saːʒ\. paysage is at rank #3,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.i.zaʒ\.
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 8182, this pair ranks #420,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passages vs paysage
Shared letters: aegps. Private to "passages": -. Private to "paysage": y.
"passages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "paysage" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "passages" and "paysage" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "passages" or "paysage"?
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 "passages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paysage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,867 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passages" and "paysage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passagères vs passages". 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 #420,867 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.