Which to use
“passages” and “paysages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,698
- “passages” frequency rank
- #5,904
- “paysages” frequency rank
- 10602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passages | paysages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de passage. | Pluriel de paysage. |
Where the eye mixes passages and paysages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. passages (CVCCVCVC) and paysages (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between passages and paysages
A purely visual mix-up. passages (\pɑ.saːʒ\) and paysages (\pɛ.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 a single letter - s in “passages” becomes y in “paysages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10602, 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\. paysages is at rank #5,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛ.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 10602, this pair ranks #412,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passages vs paysages
Shared letters: aegps. Private to "passages": -. Private to "paysages": y.
"passages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "paysages" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "passages" and "paysages" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "passages" vs "paysages" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "passages" and "paysages" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "passages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paysages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passages" and "paysages" 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 #412,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.