Which to use
“parait” is a verb and “parti” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,261
- “parait” frequency rank
- #301
- “parti” frequency rank
- 4562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parait | parti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait du verbe parer. | En état d’ivresse. |
Where the eye mixes parait and parti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parait runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against parti's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between parait and parti
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parait is \pa.ʁɛ\ while parti is \paʁ.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parait is recorded at frequency rank #4,261, classified as averb, pronounced \pa.ʁɛ\. parti is at rank #301, tagged as anadj, 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 4562, this pair ranks #431,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parait vs parti
Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "parait": -. Private to "parti": -.
"parait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "parti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parait" and "parti" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parait" vs "parti" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parait" and "parti" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parait" and "parti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parait vs Parapet". 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 #431,297 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.