Which to use
“plaise” and “plaisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,217
- “plaise” frequency rank
- #46,355
- “plaisez” frequency rank
- 58572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaise | plaisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de plaire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de plaire. |
Where the eye mixes plaise and plaisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. plaise 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 plaise and plaisez
A purely visual mix-up. plaise (\plɛz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “plaise” sits inside “plaisez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaise is recorded at frequency rank #12,217, classified as averb, pronounced \plɛz\. 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 58572, this pair ranks #108,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plaise vs plaisez
Shared letters: aeilps. Private to "plaise": -. Private to "plaisez": z.
"plaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "plaisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plaise" and "plaisez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "plaise" or "plaisez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "plaise" and "plaisez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "plaise" 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 #108,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaise" 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 #108,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.