Which to use
“payeur” is a noun and “payez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,708
- “payeur” frequency rank
- #15,204
- “payez” frequency rank
- 39912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | payeur | payez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui paie. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de payer. |
Where the eye mixes payeur and payez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. payeur runs 6 letters (CVVVVC) against payez's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between payeur and payez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: payeur is \pɛ.jœʁ\ while payez is \pɛ.je\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
payeur is recorded at frequency rank #24,708, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛ.jœʁ\. payez is at rank #15,204, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛ.je\.
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 39912, this pair ranks #244,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of payeur vs payez
Shared letters: aepy. Private to "payeur": ru. Private to "payez": z.
"payeur" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "payez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "payeur" and "payez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "payeur" or "payez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "payeur" and "payez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "payeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "payez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "payeur" and "payez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "payeur vs poseur". 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 #244,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.