# parted vs parties

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### parted
*verb · IPA /ˈpɑɹtɪd/ · frequency rank #16,296*
simple past and past participle of part

### parties
*noun · IPA /ˈpɑːtiz/ · frequency rank #1,373*
plural of party

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parted-vs-parties