Which to use
“parlées” is an adjective and “parlers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,990
- “parlées” frequency rank
- #45,220
- “parlers” frequency rank
- 82210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlées | parlers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de parlé. | Pluriel de parler. |
Same sound, different letters: parlées vs parlers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. parlées (CVCCVVC) and parlers (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - parlées and parlers
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: parlées 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parlées is recorded at frequency rank #36,990, 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 82210, this pair ranks #17,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parlées vs parlers
Shared letters: aelprs. Private to "parlées": é. Private to "parlers": -.
"parlées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "parlers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parlers ← aprlers · palrers · parelrs · parlerrs · parlerss · parlesr · parllers · parlres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parlées" and "parlers" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "parlées" or "parlers" show up more?
What to do next
"parlées" and "parlers" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "parlées" 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 #17,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlées" 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 #17,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.