Which to use
“parait” and “pesait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,261
- “parait” frequency rank
- #22,649
- “pesait” frequency rank
- 26910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parait | pesait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait du verbe parer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de peser. |
Where the eye mixes parait and pesait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses parait with pesait
A purely visual mix-up. parait (\pa.ʁɛ\) and pesait (\pə.zɛ\) 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 26910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parait is recorded at frequency rank #4,261, classified as averb, pronounced \pa.ʁɛ\. pesait is at rank #22,649, tagged as averb, pronounced \pə.zɛ\.
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 26910, this pair ranks #332,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parait vs pesait
Shared letters: aipt. Private to "parait": r. Private to "pesait": es.
"parait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "pesait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parait" and "pesait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parait" vs "pesait" - 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 "parait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pesait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parait" and "pesait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pendait vs pesait". 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 #332,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.