Which to use
“parcours” and “parleurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,448
- “parcours” frequency rank
- #22,365
- “parleurs” frequency rank
- 23813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parcours | parleurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chemin, trajet que fait une personne ou que l’on fait faire à une chose. | Pluriel de parleur. |
Where the eye mixes parcours and parleurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parcours and parleurs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: parcours vs parleurs
A purely visual mix-up. parcours (\paʁ.kuʁ\) and parleurs (\paʁ.lœʁ\) 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 23813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parcours is recorded at frequency rank #1,448, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.kuʁ\. parleurs is at rank #22,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.lœʁ\.
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 23813, this pair ranks #350,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parcours vs parleurs
Shared letters: aprsu. Private to "parcours": co. Private to "parleurs": el.
"parcours" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "parleurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parcours" and "parleurs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "parcours" or "parleurs"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parcours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parleurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parcours" and "parleurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parlers vs parleurs". 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 #350,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.