Which to use
“Parodie” and “parodies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,094
- “Parodie” frequency rank
- #32,515
- “parodies” frequency rank
- 43609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Parodie | parodies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parodie. | Pluriel de parodie. |
Where the eye mixes Parodie and parodies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Parodie with parodies
A purely visual mix-up. Parodie (\paroˈdiː\) and parodies (\pa.ʁɔ.di\) 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 extra letter(s) - “Parodie” sits inside “parodies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Parodie is recorded at frequency rank #11,094, classified as anoun, pronounced \paroˈdiː\. parodies is at rank #32,515, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁɔ.di\.
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 43609, this pair ranks #216,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Parodie vs parodies
Shared letters: adeiopr. Private to "Parodie": -. Private to "parodies": s.
"Parodie" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "parodies" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Parodie" and "parodies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Parodie" or "parodies" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Parodie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parodies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Parodie" and "parodies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parodies vs prodiges". 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 #216,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.