ParísvspartiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: París is a name, parti is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“París” is a name and “parti” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,521
“París” frequency rank
#39,905
“parti” frequency rank
41426
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature París parti
Definition Ciudad capital de Francia. Segunda persona del singular (tu) del presente de indicativo de partire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set París and parti apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
París
5 ch
parti

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: París is [paˈɾis] while parti is /ˈpaɾ.ti/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

París is recorded at frequency rank #1,521, classified as aname, pronounced [paˈɾis]. parti is at rank #39,905, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.ti/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 41426, this pair ranks #153,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of París vs parti

Shared letters: apr. Private to "París": . Private to "parti": it.

"París" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "parti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partiaprti · parit · parrti · partti · patri · pparti · prati

Frequency comparison

París#1,521
parti#39,905

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "París" and "parti" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "París" is a name and "parti" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "París" or "parti"?
"París" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,521 in our Spanish list, against #39,905 for "parti". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering París vs parti

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “París”; for a verb, it's “parti”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “París” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list