Which to use
“parque” and “parues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,963
- “parque” frequency rank
- #32,948
- “parues” frequency rank
- 71911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parque | parues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de parquer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe paraître (ou paraitre). |
Where the eye mixes parque and parues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parque (CVCCVV) and parues (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between parque and parues
A purely visual mix-up. parque (\paʁk\) and parues (\pa.ʁy\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parque is recorded at frequency rank #38,963, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁk\. parues is at rank #32,948, tagged as averb, pronounced \pa.ʁy\.
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 71911, this pair ranks #45,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parque vs parues
Shared letters: aepru. Private to "parque": q. Private to "parues": s.
"parque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "parues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parque" for "parues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parque" vs "parues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parque" and "parues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parque" and "parues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parque vs pasque". 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 #45,835 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.