Which to use
“parme” is a noun and “permet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,694
- “parme” frequency rank
- #456
- “permet” frequency rank
- 17150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parme | permet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bouclier circulaire de trois pieds de diamètre, employé par les vélites, chez les Romains. | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de permettre. |
Where the eye mixes parme and permet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parme vs permet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parme is \paʁm\ while permet is \pɛʁ.mɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17150, 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\. permet is at rank #456, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.mɛ\.
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 17150, this pair ranks #384,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parme vs permet
Shared letters: empr. Private to "parme": a. Private to "permet": t.
"parme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "permet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parme" and "permet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parme" or "permet"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parme" and "permet" 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 #384,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.