parité

\pa.ʁi.te\

/\pa.ʁi.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“parité” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,267
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Égalité, similitude entre des objets de même qualité, de même nature.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

parité vs part
67% similar
parité vs pâte
33% similar
parité vs prié
67% similar

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

Key facts for parité
PropertyValue
Headwordparité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pa.ʁi.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,267
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parité” sits in French 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). parité 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 parité (IPA \pa.ʁi.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,267 among 248,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for parité, with forms such as "aprité", "pairté", and "paritté". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "part", "pâte", "prié", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is parité, spelled P-A-R-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Égalité, similitude entre des objets de même qualité, de même nature.
  2. 2
    Taux de change ; prix d’une monnaie par rapport à une autre.
  3. 3
    Égalité de valeur entre deux monnaies.
  4. 4
    Égalité de traitement ou de respect, entre personnes ou groupes de personnes.
  5. 5
    Qualité d’être pair ou impair.
  6. 6
    Remplacement ou non d’une des coordonnées spatiales (un de x, y et z dans l’espace à trois dimensions) par son opposé. Qualité d’être une image réelle ou une image dans un miroir.
  7. 7
    En droit administratif, l'équivalence des corps et cadres d'emplois entre la fonction publique de l'État et les fonctions publiques hospitalières et territoriales, ainsi que de l'obligation d'équivalence entre les régimes de rémunération et de primes des trois fonctions publiques, permettant censément la mobilité entre ces différentes fonctions publiques.
  8. 8
    Nombre d'enfants mis au monde par une femme.

This word in other languages

parity(English)paridad(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprité
  • pairté
  • paritté
  • pariét
  • parrité
  • partié
  • pparité
  • praité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of parité - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aprité2pairté2paritté1pariét2parrité1partié2pparité1praité2
Edit distance from "parité"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parité"?
"parité" is spelled P-A-R-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.ʁi.te\.
What does "parité" mean?
As a noun, "parité" means: Égalité, similitude entre des objets de même qualité, de même nature.
What words are commonly confused with "parité"?
"parité" is commonly confused with "part", "pâte", "prié". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parité" is \pa.ʁi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parité" come from?
"parité" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “parité”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-R-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.ʁi.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “part” - see the side-by-side comparison. parité vs part
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list