Which to use
“piégés” and “pillés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,767
- “piégés” frequency rank
- #40,925
- “pillés” frequency rank
- 66692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piégés | pillés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de piéger. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de piller. |
Where the eye mixes piégés and pillés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. piégés (CVVCVC) and pillés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between piégés and pillés
A purely visual mix-up. piégés (\pje.ʒe\) and pillés (\pi.je\) 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 66692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piégés is recorded at frequency rank #25,767, classified as averb, pronounced \pje.ʒe\. pillés is at rank #40,925, tagged as averb, pronounced \pi.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 66692, this pair ranks #66,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of piégés vs pillés
Shared letters: ipsé. Private to "piégés": g. Private to "pillés": l.
"piégés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pillés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "piégés" and "pillés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "piégés" or "pillés" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "piégés" and "pillés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "piégés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pillés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piégés" and "pillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillés vs poilues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.