Which to use
“pègre” and “pente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #6,328
- “pente” frequency rank
- 48316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | pente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Inclinaison d’un terrain ; toute déclivité en montée ou en descente. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and pente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pègre with pente
A purely visual mix-up. pègre (\pɛɡʁ\) and pente (\pɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48316, 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\. pente is at rank #6,328, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɑ̃t\.
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 48316, this pair ranks #179,870 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs pente
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pègre": grè. Private to "pente": nt.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pente ← epnte · penet · pennte · pentte · petne · pnete · ppente
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pègre" for "pente" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pègre" vs "pente" - which ranks higher?
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 "pente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,870 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "pente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". 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 #179,870 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.