Which to use
“paces” and “partes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,583
- “paces” frequency rank
- #35,195
- “partes” frequency rank
- 78778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paces | partes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier (tú) du présent de l’indicatif de pacer. | De partir. |
Where the eye mixes paces and partes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. paces runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against partes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: paces vs partes
A purely visual mix-up. paces (\ˈpa.θes\) and partes (\paʁt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paces is recorded at frequency rank #43,583, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈpa.θes\. partes is at rank #35,195, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁt\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 78778, this pair ranks #24,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paces vs partes
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "paces": c. Private to "partes": rt.
"paces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paces" and "partes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "paces" or "partes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "paces" and "partes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paces" and "partes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paces vs palaces". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #24,899 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.