part
French, noun/paʁ/
part is spelled P-A-R-T (4 letters) and appears 427 times per million words in written French, the 192nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Part is a French feminine noun meaning “share” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of partir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Portion de quelque chose qui se divise entre plusieurs personnes”.
What does part mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshare
une grande part
- 2
feminineportion, part, slice
une grande part de tarte
- 3
feminineproportion
une grande part de quelque chose
noun
- 1
masculinenewborn
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative of partir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Portion de quelque chose qui se divise entre plusieurs personnes. 2. Partie d'un ensemble. 3. Action, participation, dans une société commerciale. 4. Une des choses qui, sans être divisées, peuvent se communiquer à plusieurs personnes.
noun: 1. Parturition. 2. Nouveau-né.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of part
- parts plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce part?
- /paʁ/
- \paʁ\
- [yn paʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to part
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is part in French?
part appears 427 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).