Which to use
“payez” is a verb and “Pérez” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,204
- “payez” frequency rank
- #27,924
- “Pérez” frequency rank
- 43128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | payez | Pérez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de payer. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: payez vs Pérez
Shared letters muted; letters that set payez and Pérez apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - payez and Pérez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: payez is averb and Pérezaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
payez is recorded at frequency rank #15,204, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛ.je\. Pérez is at rank #27,924, tagged as aname.
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 43128, this pair ranks #220,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of payez vs Pérez
Shared letters: epz. Private to "payez": ay. Private to "Pérez": ré.
"payez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Pérez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- payez ← apyez · paeyz · payezz · payyez · payze · ppayez · pyaez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "payez" for "Pérez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "payez" or "Pérez"?
What to do next
Pair "payez" vs "Pérez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "payez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pérez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "payez" and "Pérez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pérez vs prep". 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 #220,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.