partie

noun

"partie" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“partie” is uncommon English (frequency #64,599 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,599
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete spelling of party.

Corpus desk

Index EN-partie · partie · English

partie · rank #64,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,599
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH parathyroid

Nearest frequency peer: parathyroid (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “partie”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “partie” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for partie
PropertyValue
Headwordpartie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “partie” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).partiefalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “parathyroid” (#64,598), “Patiala” (#64,600), “papyri” (#64,597). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “partie” is #64,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

partie is uncommon English at frequency #64,599 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obsolete spelling of party.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for partie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is partie, spelled P-A-R-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of party.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So that if a man be excōmunicate in any of their Courts for a thing which apperteyneth to the Royal Maiest. that is to say (sayeth that booke) in a matter of the common lawe, the partie excommunicate shall haue a premunire facias, and so was it adjudged.
  2. The diuell take the one partie, / And his dam the other, / And theyle be both beſtovved.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "partie"?
"partie" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-E.
What does "partie" mean?
As a noun, "partie" means: Obsolete spelling of party.
What language does "partie" come from?
"partie" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list