Which to use
“pègre” is a noun and “Péguy” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #35,227
- “Péguy” frequency rank
- 77215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | Péguy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Nom de famille attesté en France ^([Ins]), surtout connu pour Charles Péguy (1873-1914), écrivain français. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and Péguy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pègre (CVCCV) and Péguy (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: pègre vs Péguy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pègre is \pɛɡʁ\ while Péguy is \pe.ɡi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pègre is recorded at frequency rank #41,988, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛɡʁ\. Péguy is at rank #35,227, tagged as aname, pronounced \pe.ɡi\.
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 77215, this pair ranks #29,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs Péguy
Shared letters: gp. Private to "pègre": erè. Private to "Péguy": uyé.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Péguy" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pègre" for "Péguy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pègre" or "Péguy"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pègre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Péguy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "Péguy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.