Which to use
“parce” is a preposition and “parra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #148
- “parce” frequency rank
- #42,509
- “parra” frequency rank
- 42657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parce | parra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utilisé seulement dans la locution parce que | Oiseau de mauvais augure, orfraie, chouette ou huppe. |
Letter map: parce vs parra
Shared letters muted; letters that set parce and parra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for parce / parra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parce is apreposition and parraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parce is recorded at frequency rank #148, classified as aprep, pronounced \paʁs\. parra is at rank #42,509, tagged as anoun.
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 42657, this pair ranks #223,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parce vs parra
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parce": ce. Private to "parra": -.
"parce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "parra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parce" for "parra" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "parce" or "parra" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "parce" and "parra".
- Full dictionary entry for "parce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parce" and "parra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parias vs parra". 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 #223,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.