pardivspartisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pardi is a intj, partis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pardi” is an intj and “partis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,586
“pardi” frequency rank
#1,451
“partis” frequency rank
45037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pardi partis
Definition Interjection familière qui a souvent le sens de bien sûr, naturellement. Masculin pluriel de parti.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pardi and partis apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
pardi
6 ch
partis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pardi is \paʁ.di\ while partis 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 (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pardi is recorded at frequency rank #43,586, classified as anintj, pronounced \paʁ.di\. partis is at rank #1,451, 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 45037, this pair ranks #205,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pardi vs partis

Shared letters: aipr. Private to "pardi": d. Private to "partis": st.

"pardi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "partis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pardiaprdi · padri · parddi · parid · parrdi · ppardi · pradi
  • partisaprtis · parits · parrtis · partiss · partsi · parttis · patris · ppartis

Frequency comparison

pardi#43,586
partis#1,451

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pardi" and "partis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pardi" is an intj and "partis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pardi" or "partis"?
"partis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,451 in our French list, against #43,586 for "pardi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering pardi vs partis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an intj, it's “pardi”; for an adjective, it's “partis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “pardi” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list