Which to use
“pègre” is a noun and “pleuré” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,988
- “pègre” frequency rank
- #10,380
- “pleuré” frequency rank
- 52368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pègre | pleuré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Catégorie des gens sans aveu qui vivent de friponnerie ou d’escroquerie. | Dont on se désole de la disparition. |
Where the eye mixes pègre and pleuré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pègre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pleuré's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pègre vs pleuré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pègre is \pɛɡʁ\ while pleuré is \plœ.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52368, 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\. pleuré is at rank #10,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced \plœ.ʁe\.
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 52368, this pair ranks #148,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pègre vs pleuré
Shared letters: epr. Private to "pègre": gè. Private to "pleuré": lué.
"pègre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pleuré" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pègre" and "pleuré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pègre" vs "pleuré" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pègre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pleuré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,209 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pègre" and "pleuré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pègre vs Perl". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #148,209 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.