Which to use
“parks” and “pas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,679
- “parks” frequency rank
- #15
- “pas” frequency rank
- 28694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parks | pas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de park. | Mouvement que fait une personne ou un animal en mettant un pied devant l’autre pour marcher. |
Where the eye mixes parks and pas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parks and pas
A purely visual mix-up. parks (\pɑːks\) and pas (\pa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parks is recorded at frequency rank #28,679, classified as anoun, pronounced \pɑːks\. pas is at rank #15, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa\.
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 28694, this pair ranks #321,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parks vs pas
Shared letters: aps. Private to "parks": kr. Private to "pas": -.
"parks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "pas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parks ← aprks · pakrs · parkks · parkss · parrks · parsk · pparks · praks
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parks" for "pas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parks" vs "pas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parks" and "pas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parias vs parks". 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 #321,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.