Which to use
“parlions” and “publions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,067
- “parlions” frequency rank
- #37,013
- “publions” frequency rank
- 66080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parlions | publions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de parler. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de publier. |
Where the eye mixes parlions and publions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parlions and publions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: parlions vs publions
A purely visual mix-up. parlions (\paʁ.ljɔ̃\) and publions (\py.bli.jɔ̃\) 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 66080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parlions is recorded at frequency rank #29,067, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ljɔ̃\. publions is at rank #37,013, tagged as averb, pronounced \py.bli.jɔ̃\.
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 66080, this pair ranks #69,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parlions vs publions
Shared letters: ilnops. Private to "parlions": ar. Private to "publions": bu.
"parlions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "publions" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parlions" and "publions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parlions" or "publions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "parlions" and "publions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parlions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "publions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,412 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parlions" and "publions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parions vs parlions". 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 #69,412 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.