Which to use
“péages” and “plaies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,054
- “péages” frequency rank
- #14,114
- “plaies” frequency rank
- 36168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péages | plaies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de péage. | Pluriel de plaie. |
Where the eye mixes péages and plaies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. péages (CVVCVC) and plaies (CCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses péages with plaies
A purely visual mix-up. péages (\pe.aʒ\) and plaies (\plɛ\) 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 36168, 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\. plaies is at rank #14,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɛ\.
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 36168, this pair ranks #271,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of péages vs plaies
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "péages": gé. Private to "plaies": il.
"péages" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "plaies" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- plaies ← lpaies · palies · plaeis · plaiess · pliaes · pllaies · pplaies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "péages" and "plaies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "péages" or "plaies" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "péages" and "plaies" 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 "plaies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péages" and "plaies" 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 #271,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.