# parmesan vs partisan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### parmesan
*noun · IPA /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/ · frequency rank #23,351*
A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.

### partisan
*noun · IPA /ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/ · frequency rank #9,507*
An adherent to a party or faction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parmesan-vs-partisan