parti pris
\paʁ.ti pʁi\
The verdict
“parti pris” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Choix partial ou partisan, action de prendre parti pour ou contre quelque chose ou quelqu’un ; le résultat de cette action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-parti-pris · parti pris · French
parti pris · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | parti pris |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \paʁ.ti pʁi\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « parti pris » en français
Rare enough to double-check
parti pris is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \paʁ.ti pʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Choix partial ou partisan, action de prendre parti pour ou contre quelque chose ou quelqu’un ; le résultat de cette action.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for parti pris, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is parti pris, spelled P-A-R-T-I- -P-R-I-S.
Definition
- 1Choix partial ou partisan, action de prendre parti pour ou contre quelque chose ou quelqu’un ; le résultat de cette action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how parti pris appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un parti pris d’archaïsme.
À cette première agression, qui indiquait un rude parti pris contre les corps militaires à privilèges, ce ne fut qu’un cri parmi les chefs.
This word in other languages
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.