Which to use
“pègre” and “pesée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #33,826
- “pesée” frequency rank
- 75814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | pesée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Action de peser. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and pesée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pègre (CVCCV) and pesée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pègre with pesée
A purely visual mix-up. pègre (\pɛɡʁ\) and pesée (\pə.ze\) 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 75814, 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\. pesée is at rank #33,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pə.ze\.
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 75814, this pair ranks #32,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs pesée
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pègre": grè. Private to "pesée": sé.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pesée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pègre" for "pesée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pègre" vs "pesée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pègre" and "pesée" 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 "pesée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "pesée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #32,935 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.