Which to use
“parlées” and “percées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,990
- “parlées” frequency rank
- #27,905
- “percées” frequency rank
- 64895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlées | percées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de parlé. | Féminin pluriel de percé. |
Where the eye mixes parlées and percées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parlées and percées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: parlées vs percées
A purely visual mix-up. parlées (\paʁ.le\) and percées (\pɛʁ.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 64895, 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\. percées is at rank #27,905, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.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 64895, this pair ranks #74,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parlées vs percées
Shared letters: eprsé. Private to "parlées": al. Private to "percées": c.
"parlées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "percées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parlées" for "percées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parlées" or "percées"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parlées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "percées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlées" and "percées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parlées vs parlers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,844 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.