Which to use
“padoue” and “parole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,901
- “padoue” frequency rank
- #1,005
- “parole” frequency rank
- 28906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padoue | parole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poule domestique européenne, de taille moyenne ou naine, au port fier et relevé avec une grande huppe pleine et une barbe et des favoris bien développés. | Faculté naturelle de parler. |
Where the eye mixes padoue and parole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. padoue (CVCVVV) and parole (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: padoue vs parole
A purely visual mix-up. padoue (\pa.du\) and parole (\pa.ʁɔl\) 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 28906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padoue is recorded at frequency rank #27,901, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.du\. parole is at rank #1,005, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁɔl\.
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 28906, this pair ranks #319,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padoue vs parole
Shared letters: aeop. Private to "padoue": du. Private to "parole": lr.
"padoue" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "parole" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "padoue" for "parole" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "padoue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padoue" and "parole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "padoue vs pasque". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #319,904 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.