Which to use
“péages” and “phares” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,054
- “péages” frequency rank
- #9,363
- “phares” frequency rank
- 31417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péages | phares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de péage. | Pluriel de phare. |
Where the eye mixes péages and phares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. péages (CVVCVC) and phares (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: péages vs phares
A purely visual mix-up. péages (\pe.aʒ\) and phares (\faʁ\) 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 31417, 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\. phares is at rank #9,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced \faʁ\.
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 31417, this pair ranks #303,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of péages vs phares
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "péages": gé. Private to "phares": hr.
"péages" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "phares" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- phares ← hpares · pahres · phaers · pharess · pharres · phhares · pphares
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "péages" for "phares" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "péages" or "phares" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "péages" and "phares" 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 "phares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péages" and "phares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "péages vs pètes". 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 #303,918 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.