Which to use
“Pégase” is a name and “pègre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,226
- “Pégase” frequency rank
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- 77214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pégase | pègre |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. |
Where the eye mixes Pégase and pègre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Pégase runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pègre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Pégase with pègre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Pégase is \pe.ɡaz\ while pègre is \pɛɡʁ\. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77214, 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\. pègre is at rank #41,988, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛɡʁ\.
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 77214, this pair ranks #29,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pégase vs pègre
Shared letters: egp. Private to "Pégase": asé. Private to "pègre": rè.
"Pégase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pégase" and "pègre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Pégase" or "pègre"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pégase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pègre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pégase" and "pègre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,020 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.