Which to use
“passages” is a noun and “paysager” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,698
- “passages” frequency rank
- #34,241
- “paysager” frequency rank
- 38939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passages | paysager |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de passage. | Relatif au paysage. |
Where the eye mixes passages and paysager
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. passages (CVCCVCVC) and paysager (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between passages and paysager
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: passages is \pɑ.saːʒ\ while paysager is \pɛ.i.za.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38939, 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\. paysager is at rank #34,241, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛ.i.za.ʒe\.
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 38939, this pair ranks #251,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of passages vs paysager
Shared letters: aegps. Private to "passages": -. Private to "paysager": ry.
"passages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "paysager" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "passages" for "paysager" ever safe?
Frequency check: "passages" vs "paysager" - which ranks higher?
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 "passages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paysager" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passages" and "paysager" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paysager vs présager". 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 #251,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.