# partly vs pasty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### partly
*adverb · IPA /ˈpɑɹtli/ · frequency rank #4,318*
In part, or to some degree, but not completely.

### pasty
*adjective · IPA /ˈpeɪsti/ · frequency rank #33,783*
Like paste, sticky.

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