part

/pɑːt/

//pɑːt// noun

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"part" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“part” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #162. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#162
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A portion; a component.

Corpus desk

Index EN-part · part · English

part · rank #162 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #162
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 46,516
  • PHOTO-FINISH come

Nearest frequency peer: come (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “part”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “part” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

part vs PR
0% similar
part vs pt
50% similar
part vs put
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for part
PropertyValue
Headwordpart
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɑːt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#162
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “part” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). part lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around part (IPA /pɑːt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #162 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for part, with forms such as "aprt", "parrt", and "partt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PR", "pt", "put", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English part, from Old English part (“part”) and Old French part (“part”); both from Latin partem, accusative of pars (“piece, portion, share, side, party, faction, role, character, lot, fate, task, lesson, part, member”), from Proto-Indo-Europe… The correct English form is part, spelled P-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A portion; a component.
  2. 2
    A portion; a component.
  3. 3
    A portion; a component.
  4. 4
    A portion; a component.
  5. 5
    A portion; a component.
  6. 6
    A portion; a component.
  7. 7
    A portion; a component.
  8. 8
    A portion; a component.
  9. 9
    A portion; a component.
  10. 10
    A portion; a component.
  11. 11
    A portion; a component.
  12. 12
    Duty; responsibility.
  13. 13
    Duty; responsibility.
  14. 14
    Duty; responsibility.
  15. 15
    Duty; responsibility.
  16. 16
    The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
  17. 17
    In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
  18. 18
    A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how part appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gaul is divided into three parts.
  2. I was in Australia part of last year.

Etymology

From Middle English part, from Old English part (“part”) and Old French part (“part”); both from Latin partem, accusative of pars (“piece, portion, share, side, party, faction, role, character, lot, fate, task, lesson, part, member”), from Proto-Indo-European *par-, *per- (“to sell, exchange”). Akin to Latin portiō (“a portion, part”), parāre (“to make ready, prepare”). Displaced Middle English del, dele (“part”) (from Old English dǣl (“part, distribution”) > Modern English deal (“portion; amount”)), Middle English dale, dole (“part, portion”) (from Old English dāl (“portion”) > Modern English dole), Middle English sliver (“part, portion”) (from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave”), from Old English (tō)slifan (“to split”)).

Synonyms

pieceportioncomponentelementfactionpartypositionrolepartingshedshoadshodechelekpart

This word in other languages

parte(Español)partie(Français)Teil(Deutsch)parte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprt
  • parrt
  • partt
  • patr
  • ppart

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of part - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aprt2parrt1partt1patr2ppart1
Edit distance from "part"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "part"?
"part" is spelled P-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /pɑːt/.
What does "part" mean?
As a noun, "part" means: A portion; a component.
What words are commonly confused with "part"?
"part" is commonly confused with "PR", "pt", "put". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "part"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "part" is /pɑːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "part"?
From Middle English part, from Old English part (“part”) and Old French part (“part”); both from Latin partem, accusative of pars (“piece, portion, share, side, party, faction, role, character, lot, fate, task, lesson, part, member”), from Proto-I... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "part", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

come#161both#157used#156find#169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list