Which to use
“pari” and “pass” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,483
- “pari” frequency rank
- #9,211
- “pass” frequency rank
- 14694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pari | pass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Promesse réciproque, par laquelle deux ou plusieurs personnes, qui soutiennent des choses contraires, s’engagent à payer une certaine somme à celui ou celle qui se trouvera avoir raison. | Passe, carte d’abonnement (pour les transports en commun, les musées, etc). |
Where the eye mixes pari and pass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pari (CVCV) and pass (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses pari with pass
A purely visual mix-up. pari (\pa.ʁi\) and pass (\pas\) 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 14694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pari is recorded at frequency rank #5,483, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁi\. pass is at rank #9,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pas\.
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 14694, this pair ranks #395,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pari vs pass
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pari": ir. Private to "pass": s.
"pari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pari" for "pass" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pari" or "pass"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pari" and "pass" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pari" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pari" and "pass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pass vs peso". 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 #395,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.