PartievspartiesWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#4,064
“Partie” frequency rank
#24,064
“parties” frequency rank
28128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Partie parties
Definition Durchlauf eines Spiels oder Sportwettkampfes 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs party

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Partie and parties apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Partie
7 ch
parties

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Partie is anoun and partiesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Partie” sits inside “parties”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28128, 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]. parties is at rank #24,064, 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 28128, this pair ranks #1,790,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Partie vs parties

Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "Partie": -. Private to "parties": s.

"Partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "parties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Partieaprtie · parite · parrtie · parttie · patrie · ppartie · pratie
  • partiesaprties · parites · parrties · parteis · partiess · partise · partties · patries

Frequency comparison

Partie#4,064
parties#24,064

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Partie" and "parties" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Partie" is a noun and "parties" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Partie" or "parties"?
"Partie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,064 in our German list, against #24,064 for "parties". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Partie vs parties

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Partie”; for a verb, it's “parties”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Partie” 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