Which to use
“path” and “pet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,109
- “path” frequency rank
- #12,638
- “pet” frequency rank
- 44747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | path | pet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentier, chemin, voie. | Vent, gaz qui sort du corps par l’anus avec ou sans bruit. |
Where the eye mixes path and pet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: path vs pet
A purely visual mix-up. path (\pɑːθ\) and pet (\pɛ\) 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 44747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
path is recorded at frequency rank #32,109, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɑːθ\. pet is at rank #12,638, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛ\.
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 44747, this pair ranks #208,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of path vs pet
Shared letters: pt. Private to "path": ah. Private to "pet": e.
"path" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pet" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- path ← apth · paht · pathh · patth · ppath · ptah
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "path" for "pet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "path" or "pet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "path" and "pet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "path" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "path" and "pet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "path vs PTZ". 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 #208,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.