Which to use
“para” and “PMR” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,631
- “para” frequency rank
- #48,720
- “PMR” frequency rank
- 61351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | para | PMR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parachutiste. | Personne à mobilité réduite ; par exemple, personne qui se déplace en fauteuil roulant. |
Where the eye mixes para and PMR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. para runs 4 letters (CVCV) against PMR's 3 (CCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: para vs PMR
A purely visual mix-up. para (\pa.ʁa\) and PMR (\pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\) 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 61351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
para is recorded at frequency rank #12,631, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁa\. PMR is at rank #48,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.ɛm.ɛʁ\.
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 61351, this pair ranks #92,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of para vs PMR
Shared letters: pr. Private to "para": a. Private to "PMR": m.
"para" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "PMR" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- para ← apra · paar · ppara · praa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "para" and "PMR" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "para" vs "PMR" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "para" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "PMR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "para" and "PMR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs PMR". 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 #92,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.