Which to use
“parloir” is a noun and “parlons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,508
- “parloir” frequency rank
- #5,271
- “parlons” frequency rank
- 47779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parloir | parlons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu où, dans les communautés religieuses, dans les collèges, dans les hôpitaux, dans les prisons, etc., les religieux ou religieuses, les élèves internes, les malades, les détenus, etc., viennent parler aux personnes du dehors. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de parler. |
Where the eye mixes parloir and parlons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parloir (CVCCVVC) and parlons (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses parloir with parlons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parloir is \paʁ.lwaʁ\ while parlons is \paʁ.lɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parloir is recorded at frequency rank #42,508, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.lwaʁ\. parlons is at rank #5,271, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.lɔ̃\.
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 47779, this pair ranks #184,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parloir vs parlons
Shared letters: alopr. Private to "parloir": i. Private to "parlons": ns.
"parloir" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "parlons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parloir" for "parlons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "parloir" or "parlons" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parloir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parlons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parloir" and "parlons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pâlir vs parloir". 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 #184,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.