party

/ˈpɑː.ti/

//ˈpɑː.ti// noun

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"party" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“party” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#308
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.

Corpus desk

Index EN-party · party · English

party · rank #308 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #308
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 46,516
  • PHOTO-FINISH order

Nearest frequency peer: order (-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 “party”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “party” 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).

party vs pay
60% similar
party vs pat
60% similar
party vs pry
60% similar

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

Key facts for party
PropertyValue
Headwordparty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɑː.ti/
Letters5
Frequency rank#308
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “party” 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). party 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 8 spelling variants around party (IPA /ˈpɑː.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #308 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for party, with forms such as "aprty", "parrty", and "partty". 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, "pay", "pat", "pry", 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 party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, se… The correct English form is party, spelled P-A-R-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
  2. 2
    A person; an individual.
  3. 3
    A person; an individual.
  4. 4
    A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
  5. 5
    A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
  6. 6
    A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
  7. 7
    A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
  8. 8
    A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
  9. 9
    A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction.
  10. 10
    A detachment of troops selected for a particular service or duty.
  11. 11
    A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
  12. 12
    A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
  13. 13
    A group of people gathered together, especially temporarily, for a specific purpose such as travel or sport.
  14. 14
    A small group of birds or mammals.
  15. 15
    A part or portion.
  16. 16
    A prospective partner or an offer of marriage.
  17. 17
    A decision, resolution, agreement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee.
  2. if the Jury had found that the party slain had been of English race and nation, it had been adjudged felony

Etymology

From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to divide, separate”), from Latin partire (“to share, part, distribute, divide”), from pars (“a part, piece, a share”); see also part. First attested in c. 1300. Doublet of partita. The sense of communist party of a communist state derives Russian партия (partija), short for Коммунистическая партия (Kommunističeskaja partija).

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

participante(Español)partie(Français)Partei(Deutsch)parte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprty
  • parrty
  • partty
  • partyy
  • paryt
  • patry
  • pparty
  • praty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of party - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aprty2parrty1partty1partyy1paryt2patry2pparty1praty2
Edit distance from "party"

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 "party"?
"party" is spelled P-A-R-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɑː.ti/.
What does "party" mean?
As a noun, "party" means: A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
What words are commonly confused with "party"?
"party" is commonly confused with "pay", "pat", "pry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "party"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "party" is /ˈpɑː.ti/. 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 "party"?
From Middle English party, partye, partie, from Anglo-Norman partie, from Old French partie (“side, part; portion, share; separation, division”, literally “that which is divided”), noun use of feminine of past participle of Old French partir (“to ... 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 "party", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

order#307later#304thank#317white#293

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 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