Which to use
“piquée” is an adjective and “piqûres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,472
- “piquée” frequency rank
- #21,112
- “piqûres” frequency rank
- 47584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piquée | piqûres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de piqué. | Pluriel de piqûre. |
Where the eye mixes piquée and piqûres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. piquée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against piqûres's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between piquée and piqûres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: piquée is \pi.ke\ while piqûres is \pi.kyʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piquée is recorded at frequency rank #26,472, classified as anadj, pronounced \pi.ke\. piqûres is at rank #21,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pi.kyʁ\.
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 47584, this pair ranks #185,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of piquée vs piqûres
Shared letters: eipq. Private to "piquée": ué. Private to "piqûres": rsû.
"piquée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "piqûres" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "piquée" and "piqûres" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "piquée" or "piqûres"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "piquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "piqûres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "piquée" and "piqûres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillée vs piquée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #185,795 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.