Which to use
“pète” and “pètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,769
- “pète” frequency rank
- #48,737
- “pètes” frequency rank
- 59506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pète | pètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Joint. | Pluriel de pète. |
Same sound, different letters: pète vs pètes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: pète vs pètes
This is the hard kind. pète and pètes are pronounced identically (\pɛt\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “pète” sits inside “pètes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pète is recorded at frequency rank #10,769, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛt\. pètes is at rank #48,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛt\.
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 59506, this pair ranks #102,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pète vs pètes
Shared letters: eptè. Private to "pète": -. Private to "pètes": s.
"pète" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pètes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pète" and "pètes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pète" vs "pètes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"pète" and "pètes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "pète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pète" and "pètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs pètes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.