Which to use
“paddy” and “party” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,190
- “paddy” frequency rank
- #6,867
- “party” frequency rank
- 42057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paddy | party |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné au riz avec son enveloppe et qui, à la meule, a échappé au décorticage ^([1]). | Fête de moyenne ou de grande envergure organisée dans un but de détente et de divertissement. |
Where the eye mixes paddy and party
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between paddy and party
A purely visual mix-up. paddy (\pa.di\) and party (\paʁ.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paddy is recorded at frequency rank #35,190, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.di\. party is at rank #6,867, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.ti\.
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 42057, this pair ranks #228,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paddy vs party
Shared letters: apy. Private to "paddy": d. Private to "party": rt.
"paddy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paddy" and "party" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "paddy" or "party"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "paddy" and "party" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paddy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "party" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paddy" and "party" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paddle vs paddy". 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 #228,539 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.