Which to use
“paume” is a noun and “paumés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,964
- “paume” frequency rank
- #39,447
- “paumés” frequency rank
- 56411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paume | paumés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Face intérieure de la main, entre le poignet et les doigts. | Masculin pluriel de paumé. |
Where the eye mixes paume and paumés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. paume runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against paumés's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses paume with paumés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: paume is \pom\ while paumés is \po.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paume is recorded at frequency rank #16,964, classified as anoun, pronounced \pom\. paumés is at rank #39,447, tagged as anadj, pronounced \po.me\.
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 56411, this pair ranks #121,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paume vs paumés
Shared letters: ampu. Private to "paume": e. Private to "paumés": sé.
"paume" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "paumés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paume ← apume · pamue · pauem · paumme · ppaume · puame
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paume" and "paumés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "paume" vs "paumés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paume" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paumés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paume" and "paumés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pactes vs paumés". 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 #121,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.