Which to use
“parlez” and “parliez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,785
- “parlez” frequency rank
- #33,817
- “parliez” frequency rank
- 37602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlez | parliez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de parler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de parler. |
Where the eye mixes parlez and parliez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parlez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against parliez's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: parlez vs parliez
A purely visual mix-up. parlez (\paʁ.le\) and parliez (\paʁ.lje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parlez is recorded at frequency rank #3,785, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.le\. parliez is at rank #33,817, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.lje\.
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 37602, this pair ranks #261,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parlez vs parliez
Shared letters: aelprz. Private to "parlez": -. Private to "parliez": i.
"parlez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "parliez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parlez" and "parliez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parlez" vs "parliez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parlez" and "parliez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parlez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parliez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlez" and "parliez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parliez vs publiez". 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 #261,340 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.