Which to use
“parties” and “partner” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,373
- “parties” frequency rank
- #1,532
- “partner” frequency rank
- 2905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parties | partner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of party | Either of a pair of people or things that belong together. |
Where the eye mixes parties and partner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parties (CVCCVVC) and partner (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between parties and partner
A purely visual mix-up. parties (/ˈpɑːtiz/) and partner (/ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parties is recorded at frequency rank #1,373, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑːtiz/. partner is at rank #1,532, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/.
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 2905, this pair ranks #523,685 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parties vs partner
Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "parties": is. Private to "partner": n.
"parties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parties" for "partner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parties" vs "partner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parties" and "partner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parties" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #523,685 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parties" and "partner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parser vs partner". 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 #523,685 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.