Which to use
“paroi” and “patron” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,823
- “paroi” frequency rank
- #1,710
- “patron” frequency rank
- 13533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paroi | patron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cloison de maçonnerie qui sépare une chambre ou quelque autre pièce d’un appartement d’avec une autre. | Patricien ou riche plébéien de la Rome antique, qui accordait sa protection à des citoyens plus pauvres constituant sa clientèle. |
Where the eye mixes paroi and patron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. paroi runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against patron's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: paroi vs patron
A purely visual mix-up. paroi (\pa.ʁwa\) and patron (\pa.tʁɔ̃\) 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 13533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paroi is recorded at frequency rank #11,823, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁwa\. patron is at rank #1,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tʁɔ̃\.
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 13533, this pair ranks #400,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of paroi vs patron
Shared letters: aopr. Private to "paroi": i. Private to "patron": nt.
"paroi" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "patron" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paroi" and "patron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "paroi" or "patron"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "paroi" and "patron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paroi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paroi" and "patron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parl vs paroi". 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 #400,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.