Which to use
“pègre” and “peurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #12,639
- “peurs” frequency rank
- 54627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | peurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Pluriel de peur. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and peurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pègre (CVCCV) and peurs (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between pègre and peurs
A purely visual mix-up. pègre (\pɛɡʁ\) and peurs (\pœʁ\) 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 54627, 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\. peurs is at rank #12,639, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pœʁ\.
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 54627, this pair ranks #132,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs peurs
Shared letters: epr. Private to "pègre": gè. Private to "peurs": su.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "peurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peurs ← epurs · perus · peurrs · peurss · peusr · ppeurs · puers
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pègre" and "peurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "pègre" or "peurs" show up more?
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 "peurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "peurs" 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 #132,736 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.