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Which to use

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

#12,212
“parois” frequency rank
#16,695
“partons” frequency rank
28907
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parois partons
Definition Pluriel de paroi. Pluriel de parton.

Where the eye mixes parois and partons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
parois
7 ch
partons

Look-alike desk: parois vs partons

A purely visual mix-up. parois (\pa.ʁwa\) and partons (\paʁ.tɔ̃\) 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 28907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parois is recorded at frequency rank #12,212, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁwa\. partons is at rank #16,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.tɔ̃\.

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 28907, this pair ranks #319,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parois vs partons

Shared letters: aoprs. Private to "parois": i. Private to "partons": nt.

"parois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "partons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paroisaprois · paoris · parios · paroiss · parosi · parrois · pparois · praois
  • partonsaprtons · parotns · parrtons · partnos · partonns · partonss · partosn · parttons

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parois" and "partons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\pa.ʁwa\ versus \paʁ.tɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "parois" vs "partons" - which ranks higher?
"parois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,212 in our French list, against #16,695 for "partons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "parois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #319,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parois" and "partons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parions vs partons". 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 #319,895 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