Which to use
“pause” and “pavie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,730
- “pause” frequency rank
- #32,518
- “pavie” frequency rank
- 35248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pause | pavie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suspension ou interruption momentanée d’une action. | Sorte de pêche dont la chair est adhérente au noyau. |
Where the eye mixes pause and pavie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pause and pavie
A purely visual mix-up. pause (\poz\) and pavie (\pa.vi\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pause is recorded at frequency rank #2,730, classified as anoun, pronounced \poz\. pavie is at rank #32,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.vi\.
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 35248, this pair ranks #278,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pause vs pavie
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pause": su. Private to "pavie": iv.
"pause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pavie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pause" for "pavie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pause" vs "pavie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pause" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pause" and "pavie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palin vs pavie". 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 #278,102 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.