Which to use
“peins” and “priés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,098
- “peins” frequency rank
- #27,197
- “priés” frequency rank
- 75295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peins | priés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de peindre. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de prier. |
Where the eye mixes peins and priés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peins (CVVCC) and priés (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: peins vs priés
A purely visual mix-up. peins (\pɛ̃\) and priés (\pʁi.je\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peins is recorded at frequency rank #48,098, classified as averb, pronounced \pɛ̃\. priés is at rank #27,197, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁi.je\.
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 75295, this pair ranks #34,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peins vs priés
Shared letters: ips. Private to "peins": en. Private to "priés": ré.
"peins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "priés" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peins ← epins · peinns · peinss · peisn · piens · ppeins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peins" for "priés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peins" vs "priés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "priés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peins" and "priés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peins vs pètes". 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 #34,525 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.