Which to use
“pat” and “pH” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,372
- “pat” frequency rank
- #10,377
- “pH” frequency rank
- 20749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pat | pH |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Situation où un des deux joueurs, qui n’a pas son roi en échec et qui a le trait, ne peut pas jouer sans mettre le roi en prise, et qui constitue un des cas de nullité de la partie. | Opposé du logarithme décimal de la concentration en ions hydroniums d’une solution aqueuse. Échelle de mesure de l’acidité d’une solution. ( pH = -log₁₀ [H⁺]) |
Where the eye mixes pat and pH
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between pat and pH
A purely visual mix-up. pat (\pat\) and pH (\pe.aʃ\) 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 20749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pat is recorded at frequency rank #10,372, classified as anoun, pronounced \pat\. pH is at rank #10,377, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.aʃ\.
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 20749, this pair ranks #366,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pat vs pH
Shared letters: p. Private to "pat": at. Private to "pH": h.
"pat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pH" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pat" and "pH" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pH" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pat" and "pH" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pH vs pio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #366,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.