Which to use
“Piéton” is a name and “piétons” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,022
- “Piéton” frequency rank
- #11,099
- “piétons” frequency rank
- 29121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Piéton | piétons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Section et village de la commune de Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont en Belgique. | Masculin pluriel de piéton. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Piéton and piétons apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Piéton and piétons carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pje.tɔ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Piéton” sits inside “piétons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Piéton is recorded at frequency rank #18,022, classified as aname, pronounced \pje.tɔ̃\. piétons is at rank #11,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pje.tɔ̃\.
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 29121, this pair ranks #318,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Piéton vs piétons
Shared letters: inopté. Private to "Piéton": -. Private to "piétons": s.
"Piéton" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "piétons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Piéton vs piétons
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Piéton”; for an adjective, it's “piétons”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Piéton” entry
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