Which to use
“pègre” and “pépère” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #26,497
- “pépère” frequency rank
- 68485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | pépère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Grand-père, père. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and pépère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pègre vs pépère
A purely visual mix-up. pègre (\pɛɡʁ\) and pépère (\pe.pɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68485, 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\. pépère is at rank #26,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.pɛʁ\.
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 68485, this pair ranks #59,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs pépère
Shared letters: eprè. Private to "pègre": g. Private to "pépère": é.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pépère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pègre" and "pépère" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pègre" or "pépère"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "pègre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pépère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "pépère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.