Which to use
“Pégase” is a name and “phase” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,226
- “Pégase” frequency rank
- #1,783
- “phase” frequency rank
- 37009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pégase | phase |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | États successifs par lesquels passent certains phénomènes de la vie, de l’histoire. |
Where the eye mixes Pégase and phase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Pégase runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against phase's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Pégase and phase
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Pégase is \pe.ɡaz\ while phase is \fɑz\. 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 37009, 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\. phase is at rank #1,783, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɑz\.
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 37009, this pair ranks #265,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pégase vs phase
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "Pégase": gé. Private to "phase": h.
"Pégase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "phase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- phase ← hpase · pahse · phaes · phasse · phhase · phsae · pphase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Pégase" and "phase" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "Pégase" or "phase" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "phase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pégase" and "phase" 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 #265,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.