pareilles

\pa.ʁɛj\

/\pa.ʁɛj\/ adj

The verdict

“pareilles” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,441 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#13,441
frequency rank, French
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de pareil.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pareilles vs pareils
78% similar
pareilles vs pastilles
78% similar
pareilles vs partielles
80% similar

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

Key facts for pareilles
PropertyValue
Headwordpareilles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pa.ʁɛj\
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,441
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pareilles” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pareilles lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pareilles is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pa.ʁɛj\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,441 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Féminin pluriel de pareil.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pareilles, with forms such as "apreilles", "paerilles", and "pareilels". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "pareils", "pastilles", "partielles", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pareilles, spelled P-A-R-E-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de pareil.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apreilles,paerilles,pareilels,pareiles,pareilless,pareillse,pareliles,parielles,parreilles,ppareilles,praeilles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pareilles - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apreilles2paerilles2pareilels2pareiles1pareilless1pareillse2pareliles2parielles2
Edit distance from "pareilles"

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 "pareilles"?
"pareilles" is spelled P-A-R-E-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁɛj\.
What does "pareilles" mean?
As an adjective, "pareilles" means: Féminin pluriel de pareil.
What words are commonly confused with "pareilles"?
"pareilles" is commonly confused with "pareils", "pastilles", "partielles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pareilles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pareilles" is \pa.ʁɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pareilles" come from?
"pareilles" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “pareilles”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-E-I-L-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.ʁɛj\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pareils” - see the side-by-side comparison. pareilles vs pareils
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list