Which to use
“piges” and “pis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,997
- “piges” frequency rank
- #3,350
- “pis” frequency rank
- 18347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piges | pis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de pige. | Mamelle de bête laitière (vache, brebis, etc.). |
Where the eye mixes piges and pis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses piges with pis
A purely visual mix-up. piges (\piʒ\) and pis (\pi\) 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 18347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piges is recorded at frequency rank #14,997, classified as anoun, pronounced \piʒ\. pis is at rank #3,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pi\.
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 18347, this pair ranks #378,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piges vs pis
Shared letters: ips. Private to "piges": eg. Private to "pis": -.
"piges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- piges ← ipges · pgies · piegs · pigess · pigges · pigse · ppiges
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "piges" for "pis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "piges" or "pis"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "piges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piges" and "pis" 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 #378,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.