Which to use
“pillée” is a verb and “pincée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,275
- “pillée” frequency rank
- #29,080
- “pincée” frequency rank
- 78355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pillée | pincée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de piller. | Ce qu’on peut prendre de certaines choses, en les pinçant entre deux ou trois doigts. |
Where the eye mixes pillée and pincée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pillée with pincée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pillée is \pi.je\ while pincée is \pɛ̃.se\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78355, 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\. pincée is at rank #29,080, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛ̃.se\.
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 78355, this pair ranks #25,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pillée vs pincée
Shared letters: eipé. Private to "pillée": l. Private to "pincée": cn.
"pillée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "pincée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pillée" and "pincée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "pillée" or "pincée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pillée" and "pincée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pillée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pincée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pillée" and "pincée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillée vs Pirée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.