Which to use
“pièce” is a noun and “priée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #852
- “pièce” frequency rank
- #49,295
- “priée” frequency rank
- 50147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pièce | priée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chacun des éléments d’un ensemble défini. → voir pièce détachée, de toutes pièces, juger sur pièces, pièce à pièce et pièce par pièce | Participe passé féminin singulier de prier. |
Where the eye mixes pièce and priée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pièce is \pjɛs\ while priée is \pʁi.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pièce is recorded at frequency rank #852, classified as anoun, pronounced \pjɛs\. priée is at rank #49,295, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁi.je\.
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 50147, this pair ranks #164,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pièce vs priée
Shared letters: eip. Private to "pièce": cè. Private to "priée": ré.
"pièce" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "priée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pièce" and "priée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pièce" or "priée"?
What to do next
You've compared "pièce" and "priée". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "pièce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "priée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pièce" and "priée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs priée". Nearby pair
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