partsvsPartysWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#21,016
“parts” frequency rank
#9,431
“Partys” frequency rank
30447
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parts Partys
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs part Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Party

Letter map: parts vs Partys

Shared letters muted; letters that set parts and Partys apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. parts runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Partys's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
parts
6 ch
Partys

Grammar separator: parts vs Partys

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parts is averb and Partysanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parts is recorded at frequency rank #21,016, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Partys is at rank #9,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːɐ̯tis].

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 30447, this pair ranks #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parts vs Partys

Shared letters: aprst. Private to "parts": -. Private to "Partys": y.

"parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Partys" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partsaprts · parrts · parst · partss · partts · patrs · pparts · prats
  • Partysaprtys · parrtys · partsy · parttys · partyss · partyys · paryts · patrys

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parts" and "Partys" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parts" is a verb and "Partys" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "parts" or "Partys" show up more?
"Partys" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,431 in our German list, against #21,016 for "parts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "parts" and "Partys".

  • Full dictionary entry for "parts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Partys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parts" and "Partys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parts vs puzzles". 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 #1,747,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list