tripartition
"tripartition" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tripartition” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tripartition · tripartition · English
tripartition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tripartition |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tripartition” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tripartition is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.".
No misspelling variants are generated for tripartition in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compare French tripartition. The correct English form is tripartition, spelled T-R-I-P-A-R-T-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tripartition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
tripartitions of the plane
Etymology
Compare French tripartition.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.