Which to use
“patrice” and “patrie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,475
- “patrice” frequency rank
- #6,224
- “patrie” frequency rank
- 13699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patrice | patrie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui était revêtu d’une dignité instituée dans l’empire romain par Constantin. | La terre des ancêtres, le pays où l’on est né, la nation dont on fait partie, la société politique dont on est membre. |
Where the eye mixes patrice and patrie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. patrice runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against patrie's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: patrice vs patrie
A purely visual mix-up. patrice (\pa.tʁis\) and patrie (\pa.tʁi\) 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 13699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patrice is recorded at frequency rank #7,475, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.tʁis\. patrie is at rank #6,224, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tʁi\.
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 13699, this pair ranks #399,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of patrice vs patrie
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "patrice": c. Private to "patrie": -.
"patrice" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "patrie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "patrice" for "patrie" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "patrice" or "patrie" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "patrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patrie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patrice" and "patrie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pairie vs patrice". 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 #399,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.