Which to use
“parlée” is an adjective and “parlers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,272
- “parlée” frequency rank
- #45,220
- “parlers” frequency rank
- 63492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlée | parlers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de parlé. | Pluriel de parler. |
Same sound, different letters: parlée vs parlers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. parlée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against parlers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - parlée / parlers
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: parlée and parlers carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁ.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parlée is recorded at frequency rank #18,272, classified as anadj, pronounced \paʁ.le\. parlers is at rank #45,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.le\.
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 63492, this pair ranks #81,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parlée vs parlers
Shared letters: aelpr. Private to "parlée": é. Private to "parlers": s.
"parlée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "parlers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parlers ← aprlers · palrers · parelrs · parlerrs · parlerss · parlesr · parllers · parlres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parlée" and "parlers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parlée" vs "parlers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "parlée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parlers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlée" and "parlers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pamiers vs parlers". 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 #81,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.