Which to use
“parés” and “pers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,589
- “parés” frequency rank
- #17,512
- “pers” frequency rank
- 61101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parés | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de paré. | Qui est entre le bleu et le vert (surtout en parlant des yeux). |
Where the eye mixes parés and pers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pers's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between parés and pers
A purely visual mix-up. parés (\pa.ʁe\) and pers (\pɛʁ\) 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 61101, 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\. pers is at rank #17,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ\.
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 61101, this pair ranks #94,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parés vs pers
Shared letters: prs. Private to "parés": aé. Private to "pers": e.
"parés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pers ← eprs · perrs · pesr · ppers
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parés" for "pers" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "parés" or "pers" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parés" and "pers" 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 "pers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parés" and "pers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parés 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 #94,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.