Which to use
“pavés” is an adjective and “pes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,754
- “pavés” frequency rank
- #33,825
- “pes” frequency rank
- 48579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pavés | pes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de pavé. | Pluriel de pe. |
Where the eye mixes pavés and pes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pavés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pes's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pavés vs pes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pavés is \pa.ve\ while pes is \pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pavés is recorded at frequency rank #14,754, classified as anadj, pronounced \pa.ve\. pes is at rank #33,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe\.
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 48579, this pair ranks #177,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pavés vs pes
Shared letters: ps. Private to "pavés": avé. Private to "pes": e.
"pavés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pavés" and "pes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pavés" vs "pes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pavés" and "pes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pavés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pavés" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs prep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #177,782 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.