Which to use
“parages” and “partage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,930
- “parages” frequency rank
- #1,450
- “partage” frequency rank
- 21380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parages | partage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Région maritime. | Division de quelque chose en plusieurs portions. |
Where the eye mixes parages and partage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parages (CVCVCVC) and partage (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between parages and partage
A purely visual mix-up. parages (\pa.ʁaʒ\) and partage (\paʁ.taʒ\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parages is recorded at frequency rank #19,930, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁaʒ\. partage is at rank #1,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.taʒ\.
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 21380, this pair ranks #363,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parages vs partage
Shared letters: aegpr. Private to "parages": s. Private to "partage": t.
"parages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "partage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parages" and "partage" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "parages" or "partage"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "parages" and "partage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parages" and "partage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palaces vs parages". 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 #363,456 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.