Which to use
“Partie” is a noun and “partiell” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,064
- “Partie” frequency rank
- #36,541
- “partiell” frequency rank
- 40605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Partie | partiell |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Durchlauf eines Spiels oder Sportwettkampfes | teilweise, teilweise vorhanden; nicht vollständig ausgeprägt |
Where the eye mixes Partie and partiell
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Partie runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against partiell's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Partie and partiell
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Partie is [paʁˈtiː] while partiell is [paʁˈt͡si̯ɛl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Partie” sits inside “partiell”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Partie is recorded at frequency rank #4,064, classified as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtiː]. partiell is at rank #36,541, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paʁˈt͡si̯ɛl].
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 40605, this pair ranks #1,503,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Partie vs partiell
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "Partie": -. Private to "partiell": l.
"Partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "partiell" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Partie" and "partiell" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Partie" vs "partiell" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Partie" and "partiell" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Partie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partiell" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,503,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Partie" and "partiell" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partiell vs Partikeln". 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 #1,503,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.