Which to use
“plaigne” and “plaise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,858
- “plaigne” frequency rank
- #12,217
- “plaise” frequency rank
- 62075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaigne | plaise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de plaindre. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de plaire. |
Where the eye mixes plaigne and plaise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. plaigne runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against plaise's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: plaigne vs plaise
A purely visual mix-up. plaigne (\plɛɲ\) and plaise (\plɛz\) 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 62075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaigne is recorded at frequency rank #49,858, classified as averb, pronounced \plɛɲ\. plaise is at rank #12,217, tagged as averb, pronounced \plɛz\.
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 62075, this pair ranks #88,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plaigne vs plaise
Shared letters: aeilp. Private to "plaigne": gn. Private to "plaise": s.
"plaigne" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "plaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plaigne" and "plaise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "plaigne" or "plaise" show up more?
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 "plaigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaigne" and "plaise" 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 #88,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.