Which to use
“placer” is a verb and “plaie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,351
- “placer” frequency rank
- #9,055
- “plaie” frequency rank
- 12406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | placer | plaie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Situer ; mettre dans un lieu. | Lésion du corps provenant soit d’une blessure sanglante ou d’une contusion, soit d’un accident physiologique. |
Where the eye mixes placer and plaie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between placer and plaie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: placer is \pla.se\ while plaie is \plɛ\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
placer is recorded at frequency rank #3,351, classified as averb, pronounced \pla.se\. plaie is at rank #9,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɛ\.
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 12406, this pair ranks #405,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of placer vs plaie
Shared letters: aelp. Private to "placer": cr. Private to "plaie": i.
"placer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "plaie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "placer" for "plaie" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "placer" or "plaie" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "placer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "placer" and "plaie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plaie vs plaigne". 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 #405,394 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.