Which to use
“parlées” is an adjective and “parlez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,990
- “parlées” frequency rank
- #3,785
- “parlez” frequency rank
- 40775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlées | parlez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de parlé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de parler. |
Same sound, different letters: parlées vs parlez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - parlées / parlez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: parlées and parlez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁ.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 40775, 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\. parlez is at rank #3,785, tagged as averb, 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 40775, this pair ranks #237,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parlées vs parlez
Shared letters: aelpr. Private to "parlées": sé. Private to "parlez": z.
"parlées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "parlez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parlez ← aprlez · palrez · parelz · parlezz · parllez · parlze · parrlez · pparlez
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "parlées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parlez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlées" and "parlez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parlées 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 #237,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.