Which to use
“parlez” and “portez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,785
- “parlez” frequency rank
- #11,638
- “portez” frequency rank
- 15423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlez | portez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de parler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de porter. |
Where the eye mixes parlez and portez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses parlez with portez
A purely visual mix-up. parlez (\paʁ.le\) and portez (\pɔʁ.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 15423, 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\. portez is at rank #11,638, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɔʁ.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 15423, this pair ranks #392,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parlez vs portez
Shared letters: eprz. Private to "parlez": al. Private to "portez": ot.
"parlez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "portez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parlez" for "portez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parlez" vs "portez" - 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 "parlez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlez" and "portez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pontet vs portez". 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 #392,433 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.