PartievsPartyWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Partie” and “Party” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,064
“Partie” frequency rank
#1,367
“Party” frequency rank
5431
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Partie Party
Definition Durchlauf eines Spiels oder Sportwettkampfes (privates oder öffentliches) geselliges, meist abendliches Treffen, (private oder öffentliche) zwanglose Feier

Where the eye mixes Partie and Party

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Partie
5 ch
Party

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Partie ([paʁˈtiː]) and Party ([ˈpaːɐ̯ti]) 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 5431, 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]. Party is at rank #1,367, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːɐ̯ti].

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 5431, this pair ranks #1,994,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Partie vs Party

Shared letters: aprt. Private to "Partie": ei. Private to "Party": y.

"Partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "Party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Partieaprtie · parite · parrtie · parttie · patrie · ppartie · pratie
  • Partyaprty · parrty · partty · partyy · paryt · patry · pparty · praty

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Partie" and "Party" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paʁˈtiː] versus [ˈpaːɐ̯ti]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Partie" or "Party"?
"Party" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,367 in our German list, against #4,064 for "Partie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Partie" and "Party". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Partie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Party" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,994,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Partie" and "Party" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Partie vs Prärie". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list