Which to use
“plaise” and “puisé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,217
- “plaise” frequency rank
- #32,135
- “puisé” frequency rank
- 44352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaise | puisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de plaire. | Participe passé masculin singulier de puiser. |
Where the eye mixes plaise and puisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. plaise runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against puisé's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between plaise and puisé
A purely visual mix-up. plaise (\plɛz\) and puisé (\pɥi.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 44352, 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\. puisé is at rank #32,135, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɥi.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 44352, this pair ranks #211,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plaise vs puisé
Shared letters: ips. Private to "plaise": ael. Private to "puisé": ué.
"plaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "puisé" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- plaise ← lpaise · palise · plaisse · plasie · pliase · pllaise · pplaise
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plaise" and "puisé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "plaise" vs "puisé" - 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 "plaise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaise" and "puisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "priée vs puisé". 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 #211,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.