Which to use
“parlées” and “payées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,990
- “parlées” frequency rank
- #12,016
- “payées” frequency rank
- 49006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlées | payées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de parlé. | Féminin pluriel de payé. |
Where the eye mixes parlées and payées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses parlées with payées
A purely visual mix-up. parlées (\paʁ.le\) and payées (\pɛ.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49006, 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\. payées is at rank #12,016, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛ.je\.
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 49006, this pair ranks #174,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parlées vs payées
Shared letters: aepsé. Private to "parlées": lr. Private to "payées": y.
"parlées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "payées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parlées" and "payées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "parlées" or "payées" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parlées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "payées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlées" and "payées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parlées vs parlers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #174,246 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.