# shades vs stages

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### shades
*noun · frequency rank #42,617*
Pluriel de shade.

### stages
*noun · IPA \staʒ\ · frequency rank #8,464*
Pluriel de stage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/shades-vs-stages