Which to use
“pes” and “pesée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,825
- “pes” frequency rank
- #33,826
- “pesée” frequency rank
- 67651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pes | pesée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pe. | Action de peser. |
Where the eye mixes pes and pesée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pes runs 3 letters (CVC) against pesée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pes and pesée
A purely visual mix-up. pes (\pe\) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pes” sits inside “pesée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pes is recorded at frequency rank #33,825, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe\. 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 67651, this pair ranks #62,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pes vs pesée
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pes": -. Private to "pesée": é.
"pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pesée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pes" and "pesée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "pes" or "pesée" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pes" and "pesée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" 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 #62,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pes" and "pesée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs prep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.