Which to use
“placez” and “plaisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,373
- “placez” frequency rank
- #46,355
- “plaisez” frequency rank
- 68728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | placez | plaisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de placer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de plaire. |
Where the eye mixes placez and plaisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. placez runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against plaisez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between placez and plaisez
A purely visual mix-up. placez (\pla.se\) and plaisez (\plɛ.ze\) 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 68728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
placez is recorded at frequency rank #22,373, classified as averb, pronounced \pla.se\. plaisez is at rank #46,355, tagged as averb, pronounced \plɛ.ze\.
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 68728, this pair ranks #57,949 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of placez vs plaisez
Shared letters: aelpz. Private to "placez": c. Private to "plaisez": is.
"placez" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "plaisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "placez" and "plaisez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "placez" or "plaisez"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "placez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,949 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "placez" and "plaisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plaignez vs plaisez". 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 #57,949 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.