Which to use
“parlées” and “passées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,990
- “parlées” frequency rank
- #5,057
- “passées” frequency rank
- 42047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlées | passées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de parlé. | Féminin pluriel de passé. |
Where the eye mixes parlées and passées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parlées and passées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between parlées and passées
A purely visual mix-up. parlées (\paʁ.le\) and passées (\pa.se\) 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 42047, 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\. passées is at rank #5,057, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pa.se\.
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 42047, this pair ranks #228,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parlées vs passées
Shared letters: aepsé. Private to "parlées": lr. Private to "passées": -.
"parlées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "passées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parlées" for "passées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parlées" vs "passées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parlées" and "passées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parlées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlées" and "passées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parlées vs parlers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #228,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.