Which to use
“paysage” and “paysages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,484
- “paysage” frequency rank
- #5,904
- “paysages” frequency rank
- 9388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paysage | paysages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendue de territoire couverte par le regard. | Pluriel de paysage. |
Where the eye mixes paysage and paysages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. paysage runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against paysages's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: paysage vs paysages
A purely visual mix-up. paysage (\pe.i.zaʒ\) and paysages (\pɛ.i.zaʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “paysage” sits inside “paysages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paysage is recorded at frequency rank #3,484, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.i.zaʒ\. paysages is at rank #5,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛ.i.zaʒ\.
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 9388, this pair ranks #416,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of paysage vs paysages
Shared letters: aegpsy. Private to "paysage": -. Private to "paysages": -.
"paysage" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "paysages" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paysage" and "paysages" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "paysage" or "paysages" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "paysage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paysages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paysage" and "paysages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pavage vs paysage". 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 #416,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.