Which to use
“parié” and “priée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,634
- “parié” frequency rank
- #49,295
- “priée” frequency rank
- 72929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parié | priée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de parier. | Participe passé féminin singulier de prier. |
Where the eye mixes parié and priée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parié (CVCVV) and priée (CCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses parié with priée
A purely visual mix-up. parié (\pa.ʁje\) and priée (\pʁi.je\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72929, 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\. priée is at rank #49,295, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁi.je\.
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 72929, this pair ranks #42,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parié vs priée
Shared letters: ipré. Private to "parié": a. Private to "priée": e.
"parié" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "priée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parié" and "priée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parié" vs "priée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "priée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parié" and "priée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs priée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,316 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.