# partridge

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #22,465

## Definitions
1. Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
2. The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
3. A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.

## Etymology
From Middle English partrich, partriche, pertriche, perdriz, from Old French perdriz, partriz, from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”), probably from πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to fart”).

## Easily confused with
- **porridge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/partridge-vs-porridge)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aprtridge`, `parrtidge`, `parrtridge`, `partirdge`, `partrdige`, `partriddge`, `partrideg`, `partridgge`, `partrigde`, `partrridge`, `parttridge`, `patrridge`, `ppartridge`, `pratridge`

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