Which to use
“parés” and “pavés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,589
- “parés” frequency rank
- #14,754
- “pavés” frequency rank
- 58343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parés | pavés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de paré. | Masculin pluriel de pavé. |
Where the eye mixes parés and pavés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parés and pavés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between parés and pavés
A purely visual mix-up. parés (\pa.ʁe\) and pavés (\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 a single letter - r in “parés” becomes v in “pavés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58343, 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\. pavés is at rank #14,754, 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 58343, this pair ranks #109,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parés vs pavés
Shared letters: apsé. Private to "parés": r. Private to "pavés": v.
"parés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pavés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parés" for "pavés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parés" or "pavés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parés" and "pavés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parés" and "pavés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parés vs prep". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,616 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.