Which to use
“pike” and “price” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,250
- “pike” frequency rank
- #10,050
- “price” frequency rank
- 44300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pike | price |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de piken. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de pricer. |
Where the eye mixes pike and price
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pike runs 4 letters (CVCV) against price's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pike with price
A purely visual mix-up. pike (\ˈpiːkə\) and price (\pʁajs\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pike is recorded at frequency rank #34,250, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈpiːkə\. price is at rank #10,050, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁajs\.
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 44300, this pair ranks #211,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pike vs price
Shared letters: eip. Private to "pike": k. Private to "price": cr.
"pike" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pike" for "price" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pike" or "price"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pike" and "price" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pike" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "price" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pike" and "price" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pike vs priée". 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 #211,509 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.