Which to use
“parted” and “planted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,296
- “parted” frequency rank
- #6,724
- “planted” frequency rank
- 23020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parted | planted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of part | simple past and past participle of plant |
Where the eye mixes parted and planted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parted and planted
A purely visual mix-up. parted (/ˈpɑɹtɪd/) and planted (/ˈplɑːntɪd/) 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 23020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parted is recorded at frequency rank #16,296, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈpɑɹtɪd/. planted is at rank #6,724, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈplɑːntɪd/.
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 23020, this pair ranks #412,308 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parted vs planted
Shared letters: adept. Private to "parted": r. Private to "planted": ln.
"parted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "planted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parted" and "planted" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "parted" or "planted"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "parted" and "planted" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "planted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,308 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parted" and "planted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parley vs parted". 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 #412,308 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.