Which to use
“patchs” and “pâtés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,634
- “patchs” frequency rank
- #32,137
- “pâtés” frequency rank
- 67771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patchs | pâtés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de patch. | Pluriel de pâté. |
Where the eye mixes patchs and pâtés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: patchs vs pâtés
A purely visual mix-up. patchs (\patʃ\) and pâtés (\pɑ.te\) 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 67771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patchs is recorded at frequency rank #35,634, classified as anoun, pronounced \patʃ\. pâtés is at rank #32,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɑ.te\.
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 67771, this pair ranks #61,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patchs vs pâtés
Shared letters: pst. Private to "patchs": ach. Private to "pâtés": âé.
"patchs" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "pâtés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- patchs ← aptchs · pacths · patcchs · patchhs · patchss · patcsh · pathcs · pattchs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "patchs" for "pâtés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "patchs" vs "pâtés" - which ranks higher?
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 "patchs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pâtés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patchs" and "pâtés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pâtés vs pètes". 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 #61,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.