party

\paʁ.ti\

/\paʁ.ti\/ noun

The verdict

“party” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,867 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,867
frequency rank, French
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fête de moyenne ou de grande envergure organisée dans un but de détente et de divertissement.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

party vs pat
60% similar
party vs pay
60% similar
party vs port
60% similar

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

Key facts for party
PropertyValue
Headwordparty
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\paʁ.ti\
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,867
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “party” 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). party lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for party is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \paʁ.ti\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,867 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for party, with forms such as "aprty", "parrty", and "partty". 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, "pat", "pay", "port", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is party, spelled P-A-R-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fête de moyenne ou de grande envergure organisée dans un but de détente et de divertissement.
  2. 2
    Spectacle public ou télévisé mettant l’accent sur le plaisir et la musique entraînante.
  3. 3
    Plaisirs fastes étendus sur une certaine période.
  4. 4
    Partie, fête.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprty,parrty,partty,partyy,paryt,patry,pparty,praty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of party - 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.

aprty2parrty1partty1partyy1paryt2patry2pparty1praty2
Edit distance from "party"

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 "party"?
"party" is spelled P-A-R-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \paʁ.ti\.
What does "party" mean?
As a noun, "party" means: Fête de moyenne ou de grande envergure organisée dans un but de détente et de divertissement.
What words are commonly confused with "party"?
"party" is commonly confused with "pat", "pay", "port". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "party"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "party" is \paʁ.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "party" come from?
"party" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “party”

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

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