Which to use
“péages” and “pelage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,054
- “péages” frequency rank
- #27,177
- “pelage” frequency rank
- 49231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péages | pelage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de péage. | Ensemble de poils recouvrant le corps d'un animal. |
Where the eye mixes péages and pelage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. péages (CVVCVC) and pelage (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: péages vs pelage
A purely visual mix-up. péages (\pe.aʒ\) and pelage (\pə.laʒ\) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
péages is recorded at frequency rank #22,054, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.aʒ\. pelage is at rank #27,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pə.laʒ\.
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 49231, this pair ranks #172,333 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of péages vs pelage
Shared letters: aegp. Private to "péages": sé. Private to "pelage": l.
"péages" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pelage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pelage ← eplage · pealge · pelaeg · pelagge · pelgae · pellage · pleage · ppelage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "péages" for "pelage" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "péages" or "pelage" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "péages" and "pelage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "péages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,333 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péages" and "pelage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelage vs pliage". 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 #172,333 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.