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“partying” and “prying” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,241
- “partying” frequency rank
- #34,239
- “prying” frequency rank
- 49480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partying | prying |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of party | present participle and gerund of pry |
Letter map: partying vs prying
Shared letters muted; letters that set partying and prying apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - partying / prying
partying and prying are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partying is recorded at frequency rank #15,241, classified as averb. prying is at rank #34,239, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/.
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 49480, this pair ranks #183,181 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partying vs prying
Shared letters: ginpry. Private to "partying": at. Private to "prying": -.
"partying" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "prying" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partying" and "prying" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "partying" vs "prying" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "partying" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prying" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,181 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partying" and "prying" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "porting vs prying". 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 #183,181 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.