Which to use
“pick” is a verb and “pie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,833
- “pick” frequency rank
- #8,596
- “pie” frequency rank
- 21429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pick | pie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de picken. | Passereau de la famille des corvidés à longue queue, à plumage noir et au ventre blanc, renommé pour son bavardage et son attirance envers les objets brillants. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pick and pie apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
pick and pie form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pick is recorded at frequency rank #12,833, classified as averb, pronounced \pɪk\. pie is at rank #8,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pi\.
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 21429, this pair ranks #363,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering pick vs pie
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “pick”; for a noun, it's “pie”.
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