Which to use
“parodies” and “prodiges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,515
- “parodies” frequency rank
- #37,008
- “prodiges” frequency rank
- 69523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parodies | prodiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de parodie. | Pluriel de prodige. |
Where the eye mixes parodies and prodiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parodies vs prodiges
A purely visual mix-up. parodies (\pa.ʁɔ.di\) and prodiges (\pʁɔ.diʒ\) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parodies is recorded at frequency rank #32,515, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁɔ.di\. prodiges is at rank #37,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.diʒ\.
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 69523, this pair ranks #54,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parodies vs prodiges
Shared letters: deioprs. Private to "parodies": a. Private to "prodiges": g.
"parodies" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "prodiges" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parodies" for "prodiges" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parodies" vs "prodiges" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parodies" and "prodiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parodies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prodiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,791 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parodies" and "prodiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prodiges vs prodigués". 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 #54,791 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.