Which to use
“pillée” and “piller” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,275
- “pillée” frequency rank
- #19,103
- “piller” frequency rank
- 68378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillée | piller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de piller. | Emporter violemment les biens d’une ville, d’une maison, etc. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pillée and piller apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. pillée and piller are pronounced identically (\pi.je\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pillée is recorded at frequency rank #49,275, classified as averb, pronounced \pi.je\. piller is at rank #19,103, tagged as averb, pronounced \pi.je\.
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 68378, this pair ranks #59,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pillée vs piller
Shared letters: eilp. Private to "pillée": é. Private to "piller": r.
"pillée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "piller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- piller ← ipller · pilelr · pillerr · pillre · pliler · ppiller
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pillée" and "piller" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pillée" or "piller"?
Remembering pillée vs piller
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pillée” entry
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