Which to use
“pesée” is a noun and “peser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,826
- “pesée” frequency rank
- #8,751
- “peser” frequency rank
- 42577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pesée | peser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de peser. | Examiner la pesanteur d’une chose, la rapporter à un poids déterminé. |
Same sound, different letters: pesée vs peser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. pesée (CVCVV) and peser (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - pesée and peser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: pesée and peser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pə.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pesée is recorded at frequency rank #33,826, classified as anoun, pronounced \pə.ze\. peser is at rank #8,751, tagged as averb, 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 42577, this pair ranks #224,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pesée vs peser
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pesée": é. Private to "peser": r.
"pesée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "peser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peser ← epser · peesr · peserr · pesre · pesser · ppeser · pseer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pesée" and "peser" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pesée" or "peser"?
Useful next steps
"pesée" and "peser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "pesée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pesée" and "peser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs pesée". 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 #224,552 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.