Which to use
“parque” and “parus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,963
- “parque” frequency rank
- #17,505
- “parus” frequency rank
- 56468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parque | parus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de parquer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de paraître. |
Where the eye mixes parque and parus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parque vs parus
A purely visual mix-up. parque (\paʁk\) and parus (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56468, 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\. parus is at rank #17,505, 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 56468, this pair ranks #120,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parque vs parus
Shared letters: apru. Private to "parque": eq. Private to "parus": s.
"parque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "parus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parque" and "parus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parque" vs "parus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parque" and "parus" 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 #120,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.