Which to use
“parés” and “pavées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,589
- “parés” frequency rank
- #41,952
- “pavées” frequency rank
- 85541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parés | pavées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de paré. | Féminin pluriel de pavé. |
Where the eye mixes parés and pavées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pavées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses parés with pavées
A purely visual mix-up. parés (\pa.ʁe\) and pavées (\pa.ve\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parés is recorded at frequency rank #43,589, classified as anadj, pronounced \pa.ʁe\. pavées is at rank #41,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pa.ve\.
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 85541, this pair ranks #11,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parés vs pavées
Shared letters: apsé. Private to "parés": r. Private to "pavées": ev.
"parés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pavées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parés" for "pavées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parés" or "pavées"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parés" and "pavées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parés vs prep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,193 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.