parésvspartisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“parés” and “partis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,589
“parés” frequency rank
#1,451
“partis” frequency rank
45040
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parés partis
Definition Masculin pluriel de paré. Masculin pluriel de parti.

Where the eye mixes parés and partis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against partis's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
parés
6 ch
partis

Visual trap between parés and partis

A purely visual mix-up. parés (\pa.ʁe\) and partis (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parés is recorded at frequency rank #43,589, classified as anadj, pronounced \pa.ʁe\. 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 45040, this pair ranks #205,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parés vs partis

Shared letters: aprs. Private to "parés": é. Private to "partis": it.

"parés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "partis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partis ← aprtis · parits · parrtis · partiss · partsi · parttis · patris · ppartis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "parés" for "partis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\pa.ʁe\ versus \paʁ.ti\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parés" or "partis"?
"partis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,451 in our French list, against #43,589 for "parés". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "parés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #205,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parés" and "partis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parés vs prep". 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 #205,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list