Which to use
“pègre” is a noun and “pensé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #1,830
- “pensé” frequency rank
- 43818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | pensé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Qui est imaginé, conçu. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and pensé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pègre and pensé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pègre and pensé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pègre is \pɛɡʁ\ while pensé is \pɑ̃.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43818, 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\. pensé is at rank #1,830, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɑ̃.se\.
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 43818, this pair ranks #215,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs pensé
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pègre": grè. Private to "pensé": nsé.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pensé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pègre" and "pensé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pègre" vs "pensé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pègre" and "pensé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pègre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pensé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "pensé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,157 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.