Which to use
“phase” and “plaie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,783
- “phase” frequency rank
- #9,055
- “plaie” frequency rank
- 10838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | phase | plaie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | États successifs par lesquels passent certains phénomènes de la vie, de l’histoire. | Lésion du corps provenant soit d’une blessure sanglante ou d’une contusion, soit d’un accident physiologique. |
Where the eye mixes phase and plaie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: phase vs plaie
A purely visual mix-up. phase (\fɑz\) and plaie (\plɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
phase is recorded at frequency rank #1,783, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɑz\. plaie is at rank #9,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɛ\.
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 10838, this pair ranks #411,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of phase vs plaie
Shared letters: aep. Private to "phase": hs. Private to "plaie": il.
"phase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "plaie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "phase" and "plaie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "phase" vs "plaie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "phase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "phase" and "plaie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plaie vs plaigne". 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 #411,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.