parravsparteWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#42,509
“parra” frequency rank
#9,716
“parte” frequency rank
52225
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parra parte
Definition Oiseau de mauvais augure, orfraie, chouette ou huppe. Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de partir.

Letter map: parra vs parte

Shared letters muted; letters that set parra and parte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
parra
5 ch
parte

Role in the sentence - parra and parte

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parra is anoun and parteaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parra is recorded at frequency rank #42,509, classified as anoun. parte is at rank #9,716, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁt\.

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 52225, this pair ranks #149,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parra vs parte

Shared letters: apr. Private to "parra": -. Private to "parte": et.

"parra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parraaprra · parar · pparra · prara
  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parra" and "parte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parra" is a noun and "parte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "parra" or "parte" show up more?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,716 in our French list, against #42,509 for "parra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "parra" and "parte".

  • Full dictionary entry for "parra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "parte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parra" and "parte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parias vs parra". 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 #149,207 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