paritévspartWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,267
“parité” frequency rank
#193
“part” frequency rank
11460
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parité part
Definition Égalité, similitude entre des objets de même qualité, de même nature. Portion de quelque chose qui se divise entre plusieurs personnes.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
parité
4 ch
part

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. parité (\pa.ʁi.te\) and part (\paʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parité is recorded at frequency rank #11,267, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁi.te\. part is at rank #193, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁ\.

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 11460, this pair ranks #409,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parité vs part

Shared letters: aprt. Private to "parité": . Private to "part": -.

"parité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partaprt · parrt · partt · patr · ppart

Frequency comparison

parité#11,267
part#193

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parité" and "part" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\pa.ʁi.te\ versus \paʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parité" or "part"?
"part" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #193 in our French list, against #11,267 for "parité". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering parité vs part

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “parité” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list