Which to use
“paye” and “psys” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,028
- “paye” frequency rank
- #37,011
- “psys” frequency rank
- 40039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paye | psys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salaire ou rémunération d’un travail. | Pluriel de psy. |
Where the eye mixes paye and psys
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: paye vs psys
A purely visual mix-up. paye (\pɛj\) and psys (\psi\) 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 40039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paye is recorded at frequency rank #3,028, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛj\. psys is at rank #37,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced \psi\.
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 40039, this pair ranks #243,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paye vs psys
Shared letters: py. Private to "paye": ae. Private to "psys": s.
"paye" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "psys" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paye" and "psys" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "paye" or "psys"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "paye" and "psys" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paye" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "psys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paye" and "psys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plays vs psys". 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 #243,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.