Which to use
“pécher” is a verb and “penchés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,988
- “pécher” frequency rank
- #36,095
- “penchés” frequency rank
- 74083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pécher | penchés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transgresser la loi divine ou religieuse. | Masculin pluriel de penché. |
Where the eye mixes pécher and penchés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pécher runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against penchés's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pécher and penchés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pécher is \pe.ʃe\ while penchés is \pɑ̃.ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pécher is recorded at frequency rank #37,988, classified as averb, pronounced \pe.ʃe\. penchés is at rank #36,095, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɑ̃.ʃe\.
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 74083, this pair ranks #38,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pécher vs penchés
Shared letters: cehpé. Private to "pécher": r. Private to "penchés": ns.
"pécher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "penchés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pécher" for "penchés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pécher" vs "penchés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pécher" and "penchés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pécher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "penchés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pécher" and "penchés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pécher vs peler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,319 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.