Which to use
“Petr” and “PTT” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,455
- “Petr” frequency rank
- #40,940
- “PTT” frequency rank
- 80395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Petr | PTT |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom tchèque, équivalent de Pierre. | Ancienne administration proposant des services de poste, télégraphe et téléphone. |
Where the eye mixes Petr and PTT
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Petr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against PTT's 3 (CCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Petr vs PTT
A purely visual mix-up. Petr (\pɛtr̩\) and PTT (\pe.te.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Petr is recorded at frequency rank #39,455, classified as aname, pronounced \pɛtr̩\. PTT is at rank #40,940, tagged as aname, pronounced \pe.te.te\.
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 80395, this pair ranks #21,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Petr vs PTT
Shared letters: pt. Private to "Petr": er. Private to "PTT": -.
"Petr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "PTT" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Petr ← eptr · pert · petrr · pettr · ppetr · pter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Petr" for "PTT" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Petr" vs "PTT" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Petr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "PTT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Petr" and "PTT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs PTT". 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 #21,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.