Which to use
“paire” and “parc” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,630
- “paire” frequency rank
- #1,144
- “parc” frequency rank
- 4774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paire | parc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deux choses de même espèce, qui vont nécessairement ou ordinairement ensemble. | Grande étendue de terrain, entièrement clos, comprenant des bois, des prairies et parfois des pièces d’eau, et entretenu pour l’agrément. |
Where the eye mixes paire and parc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between paire and parc
A purely visual mix-up. paire (\pɛʁ\) and parc (\paʁk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paire is recorded at frequency rank #3,630, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ\. parc is at rank #1,144, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁk\.
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 4774, this pair ranks #430,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of paire vs parc
Shared letters: apr. Private to "paire": ei. Private to "parc": c.
"paire" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "parc" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paire" for "parc" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "paire" or "parc" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "paire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paire" and "parc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paire vs priée". 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 #430,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.