Which to use
“plaie” and “plate” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,055
- “plaie” frequency rank
- #3,787
- “plate” frequency rank
- 12842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaie | plate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lésion du corps provenant soit d’une blessure sanglante ou d’une contusion, soit d’un accident physiologique. | Embarcation pour une à deux personnes, à fond plat et faible tirant d’eau, utilisée entre autres sur les rivières à faible étiage ou sur des marais, comme sur la Loire ou dans le Marais poitevin. |
Where the eye mixes plaie and plate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. plaie (CCVVV) and plate (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between plaie and plate
A purely visual mix-up. plaie (\plɛ\) and plate (\plat\) 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 a single letter - i in “plaie” becomes t in “plate”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaie is recorded at frequency rank #9,055, classified as anoun, pronounced \plɛ\. plate is at rank #3,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plat\.
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 12842, this pair ranks #403,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of plaie vs plate
Shared letters: aelp. Private to "plaie": i. Private to "plate": t.
"plaie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "plate" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plaie" and "plate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "plaie" vs "plate" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "plaie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaie" and "plate" 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 #403,531 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.