Which to use
“péage” and “présage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,238
- “péage” frequency rank
- #23,659
- “présage” frequency rank
- 36897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péage | présage |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Augure, signe par lequel on juge de l’avenir. |
Where the eye mixes péage and présage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. péage runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against présage's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: péage vs présage
A purely visual mix-up. péage (\pe.aʒ\) and présage (\pʁe.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36897, 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\. présage is at rank #23,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.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 36897, this pair ranks #266,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of péage vs présage
Shared letters: aegpé. Private to "péage": -. Private to "présage": rs.
"péage" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "présage" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "péage" and "présage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "péage" or "présage" show up more?
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 "péage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "présage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péage" and "présage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prepare vs présage". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,340 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.