Which to use
“party” and “ports” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #308
- “party” frequency rank
- #6,396
- “ports” frequency rank
- 6704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | party | ports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract. | plural of port |
Where the eye mixes party and ports
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. party (/ˈpɑː.ti/) and ports (/pɔɹts/) 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 6704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
party is recorded at frequency rank #308, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑː.ti/. ports is at rank #6,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɔɹts/.
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 6704, this pair ranks #510,326 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of party vs ports
Shared letters: prt. Private to "party": ay. Private to "ports": os.
"party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ports" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC