Which to use
“parachutisme” and “parachutistes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,943
- “parachutisme” frequency rank
- #26,119
- “parachutistes” frequency rank
- 73062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parachutisme | parachutistes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sport consistant à se larguer d’un aéronef (avion, hélicoptère, montgolfière, …) avec un parachute et parfois d’autres accessoires d’une hauteur qui peut être de 1 000 à 4 000 mètres du sol. | Pluriel de parachutiste. |
Where the eye mixes parachutisme and parachutistes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. parachutisme runs 12 letters (CVCVCCVCVCCV) against parachutistes's 13 (CVCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between parachutisme and parachutistes
A purely visual mix-up. parachutisme (\pa.ʁa.ʃy.tism\) and parachutistes (\pa.ʁa.ʃy.tist\) 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 73062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parachutisme is recorded at frequency rank #46,943, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁa.ʃy.tism\. parachutistes is at rank #26,119, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁa.ʃy.tist\.
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 73062, this pair ranks #41,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parachutisme vs parachutistes
Shared letters: acehiprstu. Private to "parachutisme": m. Private to "parachutistes": -.
"parachutisme" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCV · "parachutistes" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parachutisme ← aprachutisme · paarchutisme · paracchutisme · parachhutisme · parachtuisme · parachuitsme · parachutimse · parachutisem
- parachutistes ← aprachutistes · paarchutistes · paracchutistes · parachhutistes · parachtuistes · parachuitstes · parachutisets · parachutisstes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parachutisme" and "parachutistes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parachutisme" vs "parachutistes" - which ranks higher?
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 "parachutisme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parachutistes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parachutisme" and "parachutistes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parachutisme vs parachutiste". 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 #41,751 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.