Which to use
“parleurs” and “pilleurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,365
- “parleurs” frequency rank
- #43,601
- “pilleurs” frequency rank
- 65966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parleurs | pilleurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de parleur. | Pluriel de pilleur. |
Where the eye mixes parleurs and pilleurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parleurs and pilleurs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between parleurs and pilleurs
A purely visual mix-up. parleurs (\paʁ.lœʁ\) and pilleurs (\pi.jœʁ\) 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 65966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parleurs is recorded at frequency rank #22,365, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.lœʁ\. pilleurs is at rank #43,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pi.jœʁ\.
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 65966, this pair ranks #69,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parleurs vs pilleurs
Shared letters: elprsu. Private to "parleurs": a. Private to "pilleurs": i.
"parleurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "pilleurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parleurs" for "pilleurs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parleurs" vs "pilleurs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parleurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pilleurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parleurs" and "pilleurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilleurs vs pollueurs". 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 #69,939 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.