Which to use
“Pégase” is a name and “phrase” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,226
- “Pégase” frequency rank
- #1,882
- “phrase” frequency rank
- 37108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pégase | phrase |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Séquence de propositions ordonnées en fonction des règles de la grammaire, permettant de décrire quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes Pégase and phrase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Pégase with phrase
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Pégase is \pe.ɡaz\ while phrase is \fʁɑz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37108, 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\. phrase is at rank #1,882, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁɑz\.
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 37108, this pair ranks #264,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pégase vs phrase
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "Pégase": gé. Private to "phrase": hr.
"Pégase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "phrase" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- phrase ← hprase · pharse · phhrase · phraes · phrasse · phrrase · phrsae · pphrase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Pégase" for "phrase" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Pégase" or "phrase"?
What to do next
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 "phrase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pégase" and "phrase" 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 #264,851 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.