Which to use
“payées” is an adjective and “Payet” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,016
- “payées” frequency rank
- #27,175
- “Payet” frequency rank
- 39191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | payées | Payet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de payé. | Nom de famille français. |
Where the eye mixes payées and Payet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: payées is \pɛ.je\ while Payet is \pa.jɛt\. 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 (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
payées is recorded at frequency rank #12,016, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛ.je\. Payet is at rank #27,175, tagged as aname, pronounced \pa.jɛt\.
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 39191, this pair ranks #249,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of payées vs Payet
Shared letters: aepy. Private to "payées": sé. Private to "Payet": t.
"payées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "Payet" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Payet ← apyet · paeyt · payett · payte · payyet · ppayet · pyaet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "payées" and "Payet" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "payées" or "Payet"?
What to do next
You've compared "payées" and "Payet". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "payées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Payet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "payées" and "Payet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "payen vs Payet". 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
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