Which to use
“parce” is a preposition and “parte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #148
- “parce” frequency rank
- #9,716
- “parte” frequency rank
- 9864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parce | parte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utilisé seulement dans la locution parce que | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de partir. |
Where the eye mixes parce and parte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parce and parte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between parce and parte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parce is \paʁs\ while parte is \paʁt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “parce” becomes t in “parte”, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parce is recorded at frequency rank #148, classified as aprep, pronounced \paʁs\. parte is at rank #9,716, 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 9864, this pair ranks #415,131 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parce vs parte
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parce": c. Private to "parte": t.
"parce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parce" and "parte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parce" vs "parte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "parce" and "parte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,131 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parce" and "parte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parl vs parte". 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 #415,131 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.