Which to use
“patine” and “pâture” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,301
- “patine” frequency rank
- #29,495
- “pâture” frequency rank
- 59796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patine | pâture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vert-de-gris se formant sur les objets en cuivre ou en bronze. | Nourriture des bêtes, des oiseaux, des poissons. |
Where the eye mixes patine and pâture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. patine and pâture follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between patine and pâture
A purely visual mix-up. patine (\pa.tin\) and pâture (\pa.tyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59796, 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\. pâture is at rank #29,495, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tyʁ\.
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 59796, this pair ranks #101,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patine vs pâture
Shared letters: ept. Private to "patine": ain. Private to "pâture": ruâ.
"patine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pâture" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- patine ← aptine · paitne · patien · patinne · patnie · pattine · ppatine · ptaine
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patine" and "pâture" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "patine" or "pâture"?
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 "patine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pâture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patine" and "pâture" 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 #101,138 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.