Which to use
“plaidé” and “plaigne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,650
- “plaidé” frequency rank
- #49,858
- “plaigne” frequency rank
- 72508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaidé | plaigne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de plaider. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de plaindre. |
Where the eye mixes plaidé and plaigne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. plaidé runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against plaigne's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between plaidé and plaigne
A purely visual mix-up. plaidé (\ple.de\) and plaigne (\plɛɲ\) 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 72508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaidé is recorded at frequency rank #22,650, classified as averb, pronounced \ple.de\. plaigne is at rank #49,858, tagged as averb, pronounced \plɛɲ\.
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 72508, this pair ranks #43,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plaidé vs plaigne
Shared letters: ailp. Private to "plaidé": dé. Private to "plaigne": egn.
"plaidé" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "plaigne" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- plaigne ← lpaigne · paligne · plagine · plaigen · plaiggne · plaignne · plainge · pliagne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "plaidé" for "plaigne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "plaidé" vs "plaigne" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "plaidé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaigne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaidé" and "plaigne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plaigne vs platane". 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 #43,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.