# parties vs parting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### parting
*noun · IPA /ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,918*
The act of parting or dividing; division; separation.

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