pariervspartnerWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: parier is a verb, partner is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“parier” is a verb and “partner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,369
“parier” frequency rank
#35,196
“partner” frequency rank
45565
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parier partner
Definition Mettre une somme dans un pari, gager. Variante ancienne (restée vivante au Canada) de partenaire.

Letter map: parier vs partner

Shared letters muted; letters that set parier and partner apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
parier
7 ch
partner

Role in the sentence - parier and partner

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parier is averb and partneranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parier is recorded at frequency rank #10,369, classified as averb, pronounced \pa.ʁje\. partner is at rank #35,196, tagged as anoun.

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 45565, this pair ranks #201,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parier vs partner

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parier": i. Private to "partner": nt.

"parier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parieraprier · pairer · pareir · parierr · parire · parrier · pparier · praier
  • partneraprtner · parnter · parrtner · partenr · partnerr · partnner · partnre · parttner

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "parier" for "partner" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parier" is a verb and "partner" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "parier" vs "partner" - which ranks higher?
"parier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,369 in our French list, against #35,196 for "partner". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "parier" and "partner".

  • Full dictionary entry for "parier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #201,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parier" and "partner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partner vs pater". 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 #201,757 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