Which to use
“parlement” and “percement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,300
- “parlement” frequency rank
- #47,510
- “percement” frequency rank
- 48810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlement | percement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans l'ancienne France, jusqu'au XIIIᵉ siècle, assemblée des grands du royaume, que le roi convoquait pour traiter des affaires importantes. | Action de percer une chose pour y pratiquer une ouverture ; ou le résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes parlement and percement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. parlement and percement follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between parlement and percement
A purely visual mix-up. parlement (\paʁ.lə.mɑ̃\) and percement (\pɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\) 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 48810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parlement is recorded at frequency rank #1,300, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.lə.mɑ̃\. percement is at rank #47,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛʁ.sə.mɑ̃\.
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 48810, this pair ranks #175,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parlement vs percement
Shared letters: emnprt. Private to "parlement": al. Private to "percement": c.
"parlement" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "percement" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parlement" and "percement" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "parlement" or "percement"?
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 "parlement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "percement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlement" and "percement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parement vs percement". 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 #175,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.