Which to use
“parages” and “patates” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,930
- “parages” frequency rank
- #13,859
- “patates” frequency rank
- 33789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parages | patates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Région maritime. | Pluriel de patate. |
Where the eye mixes parages and patates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parages and patates follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses parages with patates
A purely visual mix-up. parages (\pa.ʁaʒ\) and patates (\pa.tat\) 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 33789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parages is recorded at frequency rank #19,930, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁaʒ\. patates is at rank #13,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tat\.
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 33789, this pair ranks #288,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parages vs patates
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "parages": gr. Private to "patates": t.
"parages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "patates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parages" and "patates" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parages" vs "patates" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parages" and "patates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palaces vs parages". 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 #288,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.