Which to use
“pigeons” and “piges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,442
- “pigeons” frequency rank
- #14,997
- “piges” frequency rank
- 27439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pigeons | piges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pigeon. | Pluriel de pige. |
Where the eye mixes pigeons and piges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pigeons runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against piges's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pigeons vs piges
A purely visual mix-up. pigeons (\pi.ʒɔ̃\) and piges (\piʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pigeons is recorded at frequency rank #12,442, classified as anoun, pronounced \pi.ʒɔ̃\. piges is at rank #14,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced \piʒ\.
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 27439, this pair ranks #328,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pigeons vs piges
Shared letters: egips. Private to "pigeons": no. Private to "piges": -.
"pigeons" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "piges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pigeons" for "piges" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pigeons" vs "piges" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pigeons" and "piges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pigeons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pigeons" and "piges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pètes vs piges". 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 #328,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.