Which to use
“parée” and “pause” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,632
- “parée” frequency rank
- #2,730
- “pause” frequency rank
- 38362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parée | pause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d'un fourneau de forge. | Suspension ou interruption momentanée d’une action. |
Where the eye mixes parée and pause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parée and pause
A purely visual mix-up. parée (\pa.ʁe\) and pause (\poz\) 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 38362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parée is recorded at frequency rank #35,632, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁe\. pause is at rank #2,730, tagged as anoun, pronounced \poz\.
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 38362, this pair ranks #255,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parée vs pause
Shared letters: aep. Private to "parée": ré. Private to "pause": su.
"parée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pause ← apuse · pasue · paues · pausse · ppause · puase
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parée" and "pause" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parée" or "pause"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parée" and "pause" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parée vs prep". 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 #255,791 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.