Which to use
“parler” is a verb and “parlers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #245
- “parler” frequency rank
- #45,220
- “parlers” frequency rank
- 45465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parler | parlers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | User de la faculté du langage ; proférer, prononcer, articuler des mots. | Pluriel de parler. |
Same sound, different letters: parler vs parlers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. parler runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against parlers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - parler / parlers
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: parler and parlers carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁ.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “parler” sits inside “parlers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parler is recorded at frequency rank #245, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.le\. parlers is at rank #45,220, tagged as anoun, 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 45465, this pair ranks #202,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parler vs parlers
Shared letters: aelpr. Private to "parler": -. Private to "parlers": s.
"parler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "parlers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parler" and "parlers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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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 "parler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parlers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parler" and "parlers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pamiers 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 #202,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.