Which to use
“Pégase” and “Pegasus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,226
- “Pégase” frequency rank
- #40,414
- “Pegasus” frequency rank
- 75640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pégase | Pegasus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cheval ailé fabuleux auquel les anciens poètes ont donné des ailes et qui, selon eux, fit jaillir d’un coup de pied les eaux de l’Hippocrène. | Pégase. |
Where the eye mixes Pégase and Pegasus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Pégase runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Pegasus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pégase vs Pegasus
A purely visual mix-up. Pégase (\pe.ɡaz\) and Pegasus (\ˈpeː.ɡa.zʊs\) 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 75640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pégase is recorded at frequency rank #35,226, classified as aname, pronounced \pe.ɡaz\. Pegasus is at rank #40,414, tagged as aname, pronounced \ˈpeː.ɡa.zʊs\.
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 75640, this pair ranks #33,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pégase vs Pegasus
Shared letters: aegps. Private to "Pégase": é. Private to "Pegasus": u.
"Pégase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Pegasus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Pegasus ← epgasus · peagsus · pegassu · pegassus · pegasuss · pegauss · peggasus · pegsaus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Pégase" for "Pegasus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Pégase" or "Pegasus"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Pégase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pegasus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pégase" and "Pegasus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pégase vs pègre". 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 #33,456 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.