Which to use
“pigment” is a noun and “pillent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,909
- “pigment” frequency rank
- #36,996
- “pillent” frequency rank
- 64905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pigment | pillent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Substance colorante généralement insoluble et se fixant à la surface du support sur lequel on l’applique. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de piller. |
Where the eye mixes pigment and pillent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pigment and pillent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between pigment and pillent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pigment is \piɡ.mɑ̃\ while pillent is \pij\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pigment is recorded at frequency rank #27,909, classified as anoun, pronounced \piɡ.mɑ̃\. pillent is at rank #36,996, tagged as averb, pronounced \pij\.
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 64905, this pair ranks #74,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pigment vs pillent
Shared letters: einpt. Private to "pigment": gm. Private to "pillent": l.
"pigment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "pillent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pigment" for "pillent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pigment" or "pillent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pigment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pillent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pigment" and "pillent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillée vs pillent". 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 #74,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.