Which to use
“part” and “party” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #162
- “part” frequency rank
- #308
- “party” frequency rank
- 470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | part | party |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A portion; a component. | A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract. |
Where the eye mixes part and party
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. part (/pɑːt/) and party (/ˈpɑː.ti/) 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 extra letter(s) - “part” sits inside “party”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
part is recorded at frequency rank #162, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɑːt/. party is at rank #308, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑː.ti/.
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 470, this pair ranks #529,357 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of part vs party
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "part": -. Private to "party": y.
"part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV