Which to use
“parié” and “parque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,634
- “parié” frequency rank
- #38,963
- “parque” frequency rank
- 62597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parié | parque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de parier. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de parquer. |
Where the eye mixes parié and parque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parié runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against parque's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses parié with parque
A purely visual mix-up. parié (\pa.ʁje\) and parque (\paʁk\) 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 62597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parié is recorded at frequency rank #23,634, classified as averb, pronounced \pa.ʁje\. parque is at rank #38,963, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁk\.
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 62597, this pair ranks #86,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parié vs parque
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parié": ié. Private to "parque": equ.
"parié" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "parque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- parque ← aprque · paqrue · parqeu · parqque · parrque · paruqe · pparque · praque
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parié" and "parque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parié" or "parque"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parié" and "parque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parque vs pasque". 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 #86,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.