PGAvsPMRTell them apart

Which to use

“PGA” and “PMR” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,920
“PGA” frequency rank
#48,720
“PMR” frequency rank
89640
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature PGA PMR
Definition Prime versée aux membres des forces armées pour leur alimentation. Personne à mobilité réduite ; par exemple, personne qui se déplace en fauteuil roulant.

Letter map: PGA vs PMR

Shared letters muted; letters that set PGA and PMR apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. PGA (CCV) and PMR (CCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
PGA
3 ch
PMR

Corpus notes: PGA and PMR

PGA and PMR are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

PGA is recorded at frequency rank #40,920, classified as anoun. PMR is at rank #48,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\.

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 89640, this pair ranks #5,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of PGA vs PMR

Shared letters: p. Private to "PGA": ag. Private to "PMR": mr.

"PGA" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "PMR" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "PGA" for "PMR" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "PGA" vs "PMR" - which ranks higher?
"PGA" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,920 in our French list, against #48,720 for "PMR". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "PGA" and "PMR". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "PGA" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "PMR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "PGA" and "PMR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs PMR". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #5,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list