LeaguevspartsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: League is a noun, parts is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“League” is a noun and “parts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,976
“League” frequency rank
#21,016
“parts” frequency rank
22992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature League parts
Definition historisches, in Nordamerika und England verwendetes Längenmaß 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs part

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set League and parts apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
League
5 ch
parts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: League is anoun and partsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

League is recorded at frequency rank #1,976, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. parts is at rank #21,016, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 22992, this pair ranks #1,867,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of League vs parts

Shared letters: a. Private to "League": eglu. Private to "parts": prst.

"League" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Leagueelague · laegue · leageu · leaggue · leauge · legaue · lleague
  • partsaprts · parrts · parst · partss · partts · patrs · pparts · prats

Frequency comparison

League#1,976
parts#21,016

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "League" and "parts" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "League" is a noun and "parts" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "League" or "parts"?
"League" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,976 in our German list, against #21,016 for "parts". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering League vs parts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “League”; for a verb, it's “parts”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “League” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list