Which to use
“parier” and “priés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,369
- “parier” frequency rank
- #27,197
- “priés” frequency rank
- 37566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parier | priés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre une somme dans un pari, gager. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de prier. |
Where the eye mixes parier and priés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parier vs priés
A purely visual mix-up. parier (\pa.ʁje\) and priés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parier is recorded at frequency rank #10,369, classified as averb, pronounced \pa.ʁje\. priés is at rank #27,197, 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 37566, this pair ranks #261,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parier vs priés
Shared letters: ipr. Private to "parier": ae. Private to "priés": sé.
"parier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "priés" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parier ← aprier · pairer · pareir · parierr · parire · parrier · pparier · praier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parier" for "priés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parier" vs "priés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "parier" and "priés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "priés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parier" and "priés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs priés". 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 #261,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.