Which to use
“parlez” and “priez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,785
- “parlez” frequency rank
- #17,794
- “priez” frequency rank
- 21579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlez | priez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de parler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de prier. |
Where the eye mixes parlez and priez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses parlez with priez
A purely visual mix-up. parlez (\paʁ.le\) and priez (\pʁi.je\) 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 21579, 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\. priez is at rank #17,794, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁi.je\.
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 21579, this pair ranks #362,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parlez vs priez
Shared letters: eprz. Private to "parlez": al. Private to "priez": i.
"parlez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "priez" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parlez" for "priez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "parlez" or "priez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "parlez" and "priez" 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 "priez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlez" and "priez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs priez". 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 #362,441 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.