Which to use
“parlaient” and “partagent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,920
- “parlaient” frequency rank
- #6,121
- “partagent” frequency rank
- 17041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlaient | partagent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de parler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de partager. |
Where the eye mixes parlaient and partagent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parlaient vs partagent
A purely visual mix-up. parlaient (\paʁ.lɛ\) and partagent (\paʁ.taʒ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parlaient is recorded at frequency rank #10,920, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.lɛ\. partagent is at rank #6,121, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.taʒ\.
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 17041, this pair ranks #385,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parlaient vs partagent
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "parlaient": il. Private to "partagent": g.
"parlaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "partagent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parlaient" and "partagent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parlaient" or "partagent"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parlaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partagent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlaient" and "partagent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partagent vs partageront". 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 #385,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.