Which to use
“pêches” and “pères” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,733
- “pêches” frequency rank
- #5,596
- “pères” frequency rank
- 21329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pêches | pères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pêche. | Pluriel de père. |
Where the eye mixes pêches and pères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pêches (\pɛʃ\) and pères (\pɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pêches is recorded at frequency rank #15,733, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʃ\. pères is at rank #5,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ\.
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 21329, this pair ranks #363,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pêches vs pères
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pêches": chê. Private to "pères": rè.
"pêches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pères" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC