Which to use
“parties” and “parts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,373
- “parties” frequency rank
- #911
- “parts” frequency rank
- 2284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parties | parts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of party | plural of part |
Where the eye mixes parties and parts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. parties (/ˈpɑːtiz/) and parts (/pɑːts/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2284, 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/. parts is at rank #911, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɑːts/.
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 2284, this pair ranks #525,365 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parties vs parts
Shared letters: aprst. Private to "parties": ei. Private to "parts": -.
"parties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC