Which to use
“plaire” and “plaisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,168
- “plaire” frequency rank
- #46,355
- “plaisez” frequency rank
- 51523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaire | plaisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agréer ; être agréable. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de plaire. |
Where the eye mixes plaire and plaisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. plaire runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against plaisez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between plaire and plaisez
A purely visual mix-up. plaire (\plɛʁ\) 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 51523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaire is recorded at frequency rank #5,168, classified as averb, pronounced \plɛʁ\. 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 51523, this pair ranks #154,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plaire vs plaisez
Shared letters: aeilp. Private to "plaire": r. Private to "plaisez": sz.
"plaire" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "plaisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plaire" and "plaisez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "plaire" or "plaisez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "plaire" and "plaisez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "plaire" 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 #154,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaire" 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 #154,401 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.