Which to use
“pêches” and “pièces” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,733
- “pêches” frequency rank
- #795
- “pièces” frequency rank
- 16528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pêches | pièces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pêche. | Pluriel de pièce. |
Where the eye mixes pêches and pièces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pêches (\pɛʃ\) and pièces (\pjɛs\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16528, 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\. pièces is at rank #795, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pjɛs\.
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 16528, this pair ranks #387,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pêches vs pièces
Shared letters: ceps. Private to "pêches": hê. Private to "pièces": iè.
"pêches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pièces" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC