Which to use
“piger” and “power” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,649
- “piger” frequency rank
- #6,987
- “power” frequency rank
- 38636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piger | power |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prendre, saisir. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de powern. |
Where the eye mixes piger and power
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between piger and power
A purely visual mix-up. piger (\pi.ʒe\) and power (\ˈpaʊ̯ɐ\) 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 38636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piger is recorded at frequency rank #31,649, classified as averb, pronounced \pi.ʒe\. power is at rank #6,987, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈpaʊ̯ɐ\.
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 38636, this pair ranks #253,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of piger vs power
Shared letters: epr. Private to "piger": gi. Private to "power": ow.
"piger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "power" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piger" for "power" ever safe?
Frequency check: "piger" vs "power" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "piger" and "power" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "piger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "power" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piger" and "power" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peler vs piger". 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 #253,887 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.