Which to use
“peace” and “pègre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,534
- “peace” frequency rank
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- 56522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peace | pègre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paix (absence de conflit). | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. |
Where the eye mixes peace and pègre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: peace vs pègre
A purely visual mix-up. peace (\piːs\) and pègre (\pɛɡʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peace is recorded at frequency rank #14,534, classified as anoun, pronounced \piːs\. pègre is at rank #41,988, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛɡʁ\.
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 56522, this pair ranks #120,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peace vs pègre
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peace": ac. Private to "pègre": grè.
"peace" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- peace ← epace · paece · peacce · peaec · pecae · ppeace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peace" and "pègre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "peace" or "pègre"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pègre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peace" and "pègre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". 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 #120,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.