Which to use
“parme” and “paye” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,694
- “parme” frequency rank
- #3,028
- “paye” frequency rank
- 19722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parme | paye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bouclier circulaire de trois pieds de diamètre, employé par les vélites, chez les Romains. | Salaire ou rémunération d’un travail. |
Where the eye mixes parme and paye
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parme and paye
A purely visual mix-up. parme (\paʁm\) and paye (\pɛj\) 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 19722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parme is recorded at frequency rank #16,694, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁm\. paye is at rank #3,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɛj\.
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 19722, this pair ranks #371,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parme vs paye
Shared letters: aep. Private to "parme": mr. Private to "paye": y.
"parme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "paye" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parme" for "paye" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parme" vs "paye" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parme" and "paye" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parme" and "paye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parl vs parme". 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 #371,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.