# parties vs partner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### partner
*noun · IPA /ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,532*
Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parties-vs-partner