Which to use
“PME” and “pré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,800
- “PME” frequency rank
- #2,849
- “pré” frequency rank
- 8649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | PME | pré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entreprise petite ou moyenne (dont la taille est supérieure à 10 salariés et inférieure à 250 salariés et dont le chiffre d’affaires annuel n’excède pas 50 millions d’euros). | Champ où pousse de l’herbe (naturelle ou cultivée), où l’on recueille du foin, ou qui sert au pâturage. |
Where the eye mixes PME and pré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: PME vs pré
A purely visual mix-up. PME (\pe.ɛm.ə\) and pré (\pʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
PME is recorded at frequency rank #5,800, classified as anoun, pronounced \pe.ɛm.ə\. pré is at rank #2,849, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe\.
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 8649, this pair ranks #419,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of PME vs pré
Shared letters: p. Private to "PME": em. Private to "pré": ré.
"PME" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "pré" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "PME" for "pré" ever safe?
Frequency check: "PME" vs "pré" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "PME" and "pré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "PME" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "PME" and "pré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PME vs prep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #419,309 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.