Which to use
“parler” and “partez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #245
- “parler” frequency rank
- #10,370
- “partez” frequency rank
- 10615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parler | partez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | User de la faculté du langage ; proférer, prononcer, articuler des mots. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de partir. |
Where the eye mixes parler and partez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parler vs partez
A purely visual mix-up. parler (\paʁ.le\) and partez (\paʁ.te\) 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 10615, 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\. partez is at rank #10,370, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.te\.
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 10615, this pair ranks #412,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parler vs partez
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parler": l. Private to "partez": tz.
"parler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "partez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parler" and "partez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parler" vs "partez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parler" and "partez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partez vs Prez". 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 #412,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.