Which to use
“péage” and “pègre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,238
- “péage” frequency rank
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- 55226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péage | pègre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Droit qui se lève sur les personnes, les animaux, les marchandises, pour leur passage sur un chemin, sur un pont, sur une rivière, etc. | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. |
Where the eye mixes péage and pègre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. péage (CVVCV) and pègre (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between péage and pègre
A purely visual mix-up. péage (\pe.aʒ\) 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 55226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
péage is recorded at frequency rank #13,238, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.aʒ\. 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 55226, this pair ranks #128,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of péage vs pègre
Shared letters: egp. Private to "péage": aé. Private to "pègre": rè.
"péage" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "péage" and "pègre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "péage" or "pègre" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "péage" 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 #128,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péage" and "pègre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.