parfaits

\paʁ.fɛ\

/\paʁ.fɛ\/ adj

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The verdict

“parfaits” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,761
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de parfait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-parfaits · parfaits · French

parfaits · rank #10,761 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,761
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH palace

Nearest frequency peer: palace (-2 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 « parfaits »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « parfaits » 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).

parfaits vs parfois
75% similar
parfaits vs parlait
75% similar
parfaits vs parlais
75% similar

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

Key facts for parfaits
PropertyValue
Headwordparfaits
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\paʁ.fɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,761
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « parfaits »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « palace » (#10,759), « percevoir » (#10,763), « ouvertures » (#10,758). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « parfaits » est au #10,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around parfaits (IPA \paʁ.fɛ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,761 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de parfait.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for parfaits, with forms such as "aprfaits", "pafraits", and "parafits". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "parfois", "parlait", "parlais", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is parfaits, spelled P-A-R-F-A-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de parfait.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C’est le vert kaki des armées, celui, émeraude, des joyaux parfaits, c’est le vert Nil du grand fleuve nourricier d’Égypte, le vert Véronèse du grand peintre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprfaits
  • pafraits
  • parafits
  • parfaist
  • parfaitss
  • parfaitts
  • parfatis
  • parffaits
  • parfiats
  • parrfaits
  • pparfaits
  • prafaits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parfaits - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aprfaits2pafraits2parafits2parfaist2parfaitss1parfaitts1parfatis2parffaits1
Edit distance from "parfaits"

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 "parfaits"?
"parfaits" is spelled P-A-R-F-A-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.fɛ\.
What does "parfaits" mean?
As an adjective, "parfaits" means: Masculin pluriel de parfait.
What words are commonly confused with "parfaits"?
"parfaits" is commonly confused with "parfois", "parlait", "parlais". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parfaits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parfaits" is \paʁ.fɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parfaits" come from?
"parfaits" 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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

notation#10,753remédier#10,776ruisseau#10,781liquides#10,736

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

silhouette12 variantsitaliennes12 variantsinsister12 variantstournées12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list