parallèles

\pa.ʁa.lɛl\

/\pa.ʁa.lɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“parallèles” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,044. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,044
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de parallèle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-paralleles · parallèles · French

parallèles · rank #10,044 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,044
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH paisible

Nearest frequency peer: paisible (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « parallèles »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « parallèles » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

parallèles vs parallèle
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for parallèles
PropertyValue
Headwordparallèles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pa.ʁa.lɛl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,044
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « parallèles »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.parallèlesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « paisible » (#10,043), « pareils » (#10,045), « partition » (#10,046). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « parallèles » est au #10,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around parallèles (IPA \pa.ʁa.lɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,044 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de parallèle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for parallèles, with forms such as "aprallèles", "paarllèles", and "paralleles". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "parallèle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is parallèles, spelled P-A-R-A-L-L-È-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de parallèle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how parallèles appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Supposons qu’on ait divisé le prisme en un nombre très-grand de tranches parallèles aux bases, les centres de gravité des tranches deviendront, pour ainsi dire, identiques avec ceux de la surface (les tranches).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprallèles
  • paarllèles
  • paralleles
  • paralllèes
  • parallèels
  • parallèless
  • parallèlles
  • parallèlse
  • paralèles
  • paralèlles
  • parlalèles
  • parrallèles
  • pparallèles
  • praallèles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parallèles - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprallèles2paarllèles2paralleles1paralllèes2parallèels2parallèless1parallèlles1parallèlse2
Edit distance from "parallèles"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parallèles"?
"parallèles" is spelled P-A-R-A-L-L-È-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁa.lɛl\.
What does "parallèles" mean?
As an adjective, "parallèles" means: Pluriel de parallèle.
What words are commonly confused with "parallèles"?
"parallèles" is commonly confused with "parallèle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parallèles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parallèles" is \pa.ʁa.lɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parallèles" come from?
"parallèles" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "parallèles", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list