partisane

\paʁ.ti.zan\

/\paʁ.ti.zan\/ noun

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The verdict

“partisane” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,965
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle qui avait fait un traité avec le roi, pour des affaires de finances, qui avait pris à ferme les revenus de l’État, les impôts, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-partisane · partisane · French

partisane · rank #22,965 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,965
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parlements

Nearest frequency peer: parlements (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « partisane »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « partisane » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

partisane vs partisans
89% similar
partisane vs partisanes
90% similar
partisane vs Partisan
78% similar

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

Key facts for partisane
PropertyValue
Headwordpartisane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\paʁ.ti.zan\
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,965
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « partisane »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.partisanese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « parlements » (#22,964), « patrimonial » (#22,966), « Parkinson » (#22,963). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « partisane » est au #22,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around partisane (IPA \paʁ.ti.zan\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,965 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for partisane, with forms such as "aprtisane", "paritsane", and "parrtisane". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "partisans", "partisanes", "Partisan", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is partisane, spelled P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui avait fait un traité avec le roi, pour des affaires de finances, qui avait pris à ferme les revenus de l’État, les impôts, etc.
  2. 2
    Combattante par conviction lors de conflits.
  3. 3
    Celle qui est attachée à la fortune d’un parti, qui en épouse les intérêts, qui en prend la défense.
  4. 4
    Celle qui défend une idée, une pratique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une riche partisane.
  2. Elle s’était faite partisane.

This word in other languages

partisan(English)guerrillera(Español)Partisanin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aprtisane
  • paritsane
  • parrtisane
  • partiasne
  • partisaen
  • partisanne
  • partisnae
  • partissane
  • partsiane
  • parttisane
  • patrisane
  • ppartisane
  • pratisane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of partisane - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aprtisane2paritsane2parrtisane1partiasne2partisaen2partisanne1partisnae2partissane1
Edit distance from "partisane"

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 "partisane"?
"partisane" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-S-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.ti.zan\.
What does "partisane" mean?
As a noun, "partisane" means: Celle qui avait fait un traité avec le roi, pour des affaires de finances, qui avait pris à ferme les revenus de l’État, les impôts, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "partisane"?
"partisane" is commonly confused with "partisans", "partisanes", "Partisan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "partisane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partisane" is \paʁ.ti.zan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "partisane" come from?
"partisane" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Parkinson#22,963Nicaragua#22,953plongeurs#22,977prenantes#22,983

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

promettait13 variantsMaryland13 variantspépinière13 variantsmarginaux13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list