Which to use
“parjure” and “parures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,086
- “parjure” frequency rank
- #38,966
- “parures” frequency rank
- 75052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parjure | parures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faux serment. | Pluriel de parure. |
Where the eye mixes parjure and parures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parjure (CVCCVCV) and parures (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between parjure and parures
A purely visual mix-up. parjure (\paʁ.ʒyʁ\) and parures (\pa.ʁyʁ\) 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 75052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parjure is recorded at frequency rank #36,086, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.ʒyʁ\. parures is at rank #38,966, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁyʁ\.
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 75052, this pair ranks #35,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parjure vs parures
Shared letters: aepru. Private to "parjure": j. Private to "parures": s.
"parjure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "parures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parjure" for "parures" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parjure" or "parures"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parjure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parjure" and "parures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parés vs parures". 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 #35,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.