Which to use
“péages” and “planes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,054
- “péages” frequency rank
- #32,958
- “planes” frequency rank
- 55012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | péages | planes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de péage. | Pluriel de plane. |
Where the eye mixes péages and planes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. péages (CVVCVC) and planes (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between péages and planes
A purely visual mix-up. péages (\pe.aʒ\) and planes (\plan\) 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 55012, 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\. planes is at rank #32,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plan\.
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 55012, this pair ranks #130,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of péages vs planes
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "péages": gé. Private to "planes": ln.
"péages" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "planes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- planes ← lpanes · palnes · plaens · planess · plannes · planse · pllanes · plnaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "péages" and "planes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "péages" or "planes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "péages" and "planes" 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 "planes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "péages" and "planes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palaces vs planes". 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 #130,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.