partie

\paʁ.ti\

/\paʁ.ti\/ noun

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The verdict

“partie” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#160
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Portion d’un tout, morceau d’un ensemble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-partie · partie · French

partie · rank #160 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #160
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 248,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH doit

Nearest frequency peer: doit (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “partie”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “partie” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

partie vs pâte
50% similar
partie vs prié
50% similar
partie vs porte
67% similar

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

Key facts for partie
PropertyValue
Headwordpartie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\paʁ.ti\
Letters6
Frequency rank#160
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “partie” 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). partie 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 7 spelling variants around partie (IPA \paʁ.ti\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #160 among 248,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for partie, with forms such as "aprtie", "parite", and "parrtie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pâte", "prié", "porte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is partie, spelled P-A-R-T-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Portion d’un tout, morceau d’un ensemble.
  2. 2
    Sous-ensemble.
  3. 3
    Quantité, portion de.
  4. 4
    Affrontement ludique entre deux ou plusieurs personnes.
  5. 5
    Profession ou spécialité.
  6. 6
    Ce que chaque voix ou instrument particulier doit faire dans un morceau d’ensemble, et la copie séparée de cela.
  7. 7
    Moment ou instant agréable.
  8. 8
    Réception, fête.
  9. 9
    Personne qui est partie prenante.
  10. 10
    Celui dont un avocat, ou un avoué, défend le droit ou les prétentions.
  11. 11
    Ellipse de parties sexuelles, génitales, testicule.
  12. 12
    Abréviation de partie fine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how partie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Souvent on voit la partie inférieure du nuage s’effranger en averses pour inonder de pluie les pentes basses.
  2. Les ouvriers ouvrirent la voiture et commencèrent à en tirer toutes les parties constitutives de la guillotine qu’on devait ériger, ici même.

Synonyms

portionmatchrencontrebranchecréneaudomainerayonspécialitélignefêteréceptionpince-fessesraoutsauteriesoiréemomentdélégationreprésentantcampcontractantscosignatairescouillestesticulesvalseuses

Antonyms

ensembletoutintégralitétotalitéforfaitensemble

This word in other languages

part(English)parte(Español)Teil(Deutsch)parte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprtie
  • parite
  • parrtie
  • partei
  • parttie
  • ppartie
  • pratie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of partie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aprtie2parite2parrtie1partei2parttie1ppartie1pratie2
Edit distance from "partie"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "partie"?
"partie" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.ti\.
What does "partie" mean?
As a noun, "partie" means: Portion d’un tout, morceau d’un ensemble.
What words are commonly confused with "partie"?
"partie" is commonly confused with "pâte", "prié", "porte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "partie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partie" is \paʁ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "partie" come from?
"partie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "partie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

toutes#155moment#177années#189compte#196

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

chose7 variantspetit7 variantsparce7 variantsplace7 variants
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