Which to use
“patine” and “patrice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,301
- “patine” frequency rank
- #7,475
- “patrice” frequency rank
- 37776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patine | patrice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vert-de-gris se formant sur les objets en cuivre ou en bronze. | Celui qui était revêtu d’une dignité instituée dans l’empire romain par Constantin. |
Where the eye mixes patine and patrice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patine runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against patrice's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: patine vs patrice
A purely visual mix-up. patine (\pa.tin\) and patrice (\pa.tʁis\) 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 37776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patine is recorded at frequency rank #30,301, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.tin\. patrice is at rank #7,475, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tʁis\.
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 37776, this pair ranks #260,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patine vs patrice
Shared letters: aeipt. Private to "patine": n. Private to "patrice": cr.
"patine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "patrice" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "patine" for "patrice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "patine" vs "patrice" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patine" and "patrice" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patrice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patine" and "patrice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patine vs piétiné". 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 #260,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.