Which to use
“pea” and “PMR” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,936
- “pea” frequency rank
- #48,720
- “PMR” frequency rank
- 68656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pea | PMR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pois, pois cultivé, plante de l'espèce Pisum sativum, de la famille des Fabaceae). | Personne à mobilité réduite ; par exemple, personne qui se déplace en fauteuil roulant. |
Where the eye mixes pea and PMR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. pea (CVV) and PMR (CCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pea with PMR
A purely visual mix-up. pea (\ˈpiː\) and PMR (\pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pea is recorded at frequency rank #19,936, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈpiː\. PMR is at rank #48,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\.
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 68656, this pair ranks #58,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pea vs PMR
Shared letters: p. Private to "pea": ae. Private to "PMR": mr.
"pea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "PMR" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pea" for "PMR" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "pea" or "PMR" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "PMR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pea" and "PMR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs PMR". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,255 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.