Which to use
“parement” and “parlements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,988
- “parement” frequency rank
- #22,964
- “parlements” frequency rank
- 59952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parement | parlements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceau d’étoffe riche ou voyant ornant un vêtement ou le devant d’un autel. | Pluriel de parlement. |
Where the eye mixes parement and parlements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parement vs parlements
A purely visual mix-up. parement (\paʁ.mɑ̃\) and parlements (\paʁ.lə.mɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parement is recorded at frequency rank #36,988, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.mɑ̃\. parlements is at rank #22,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.lə.mɑ̃\.
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 59952, this pair ranks #100,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parement vs parlements
Shared letters: aemnprt. Private to "parement": -. Private to "parlements": ls.
"parement" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "parlements" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parement ← aprement · paerment · pareemnt · paremennt · parementt · paremetn · paremment · paremnet
- parlements ← aprlements · palrements · parelments · parleemnts · parlemennts · parlemenst · parlementss · parlementts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parement" for "parlements" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parement" vs "parlements" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parement" and "parlements" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parlements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parement" and "parlements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parement vs percement". 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 #100,261 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.