Which to use
“plaisant” and “plaisantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,021
- “plaisant” frequency rank
- #33,402
- “plaisantes” frequency rank
- 45423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaisant | plaisantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agréable ; qui plaît. | Féminin pluriel de plaisant. |
Where the eye mixes plaisant and plaisantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. plaisant runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCC) against plaisantes's 10 (CCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: plaisant vs plaisantes
A purely visual mix-up. plaisant (\plɛ.zɑ̃\) and plaisantes (\plɛ.zɑ̃t\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “plaisant” sits inside “plaisantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaisant is recorded at frequency rank #12,021, classified as anadj, pronounced \plɛ.zɑ̃\. plaisantes is at rank #33,402, tagged as anadj, pronounced \plɛ.zɑ̃t\.
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 45423, this pair ranks #202,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plaisant vs plaisantes
Shared letters: ailnpst. Private to "plaisant": -. Private to "plaisantes": e.
"plaisant" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "plaisantes" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- plaisant ← lpaisant · palisant · plaiasnt · plaisannt · plaisantt · plaisatn · plaisnat · plaissant
- plaisantes ← lpaisantes · palisantes · plaiasntes · plaisanets · plaisanntes · plaisantess · plaisantse · plaisanttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plaisant" and "plaisantes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "plaisant" vs "plaisantes" - 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 "plaisant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaisantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaisant" and "plaisantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plaisanter vs plaisantes". 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 #202,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.