Which to use
“paralyser” is a verb and “paralysés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,166
- “paralyser” frequency rank
- #40,906
- “paralysés” frequency rank
- 72072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paralyser | paralysés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frapper de paralysie. | Masculin pluriel de paralysé. |
Same sound, different letters: paralyser vs paralysés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. paralyser and paralysés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - paralyser / paralysés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: paralyser and paralysés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pa.ʁa.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paralyser is recorded at frequency rank #31,166, classified as averb, pronounced \pa.ʁa.li.ze\. paralysés is at rank #40,906, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pa.ʁa.li.ze\.
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 72072, this pair ranks #45,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paralyser vs paralysés
Shared letters: alprsy. Private to "paralyser": e. Private to "paralysés": é.
"paralyser" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "paralysés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paralyser ← apralyser · paarlyser · parallyser · paralsyer · paralyesr · paralyserr · paralysre · paralysser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paralyser" for "paralysés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "paralyser" or "paralysés"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "paralyser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paralysés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paralyser" and "paralysés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paralysée vs paralysés". 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 #45,314 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.