Which to use
“paysanne” is a noun and “paysannes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,205
- “paysanne” frequency rank
- #27,904
- “paysannes” frequency rank
- 43109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paysanne | paysannes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui s’occupe des travaux de la terre et vit à la campagne | Féminin pluriel de paysan. |
Same sound, different letters: paysanne vs paysannes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. paysanne runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against paysannes's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - paysanne / paysannes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: paysanne and paysannes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pe.i.zan\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “paysanne” sits inside “paysannes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paysanne is recorded at frequency rank #15,205, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.i.zan\. paysannes is at rank #27,904, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pe.i.zan\.
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 43109, this pair ranks #220,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paysanne vs paysannes
Shared letters: aenpsy. Private to "paysanne": -. Private to "paysannes": -.
"paysanne" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "paysannes" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paysanne" for "paysannes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paysanne" vs "paysannes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "paysanne" / "paysannes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "paysanne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paysannes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paysanne" and "paysannes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "payantes vs paysannes". 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 #220,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.