Which to use
“part” and “pavot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #193
- “part” frequency rank
- #36,524
- “pavot” frequency rank
- 36717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | part | pavot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion de quelque chose qui se divise entre plusieurs personnes. | Plante qui porte de grandes fleurs à quatre pétales, qui contient de l’opium et dont la graine donne l’huile d’œillette. |
Where the eye mixes part and pavot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between part and pavot
A purely visual mix-up. part (\paʁ\) and pavot (\pa.vo\) 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 36717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
part is recorded at frequency rank #193, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ\. pavot is at rank #36,524, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.vo\.
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 36717, this pair ranks #267,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of part vs pavot
Shared letters: apt. Private to "part": r. Private to "pavot": ov.
"part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pavot" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "part" and "pavot" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "part" or "pavot"?
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 "part" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "part" and "pavot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pavot vs pivots". 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 #267,611 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.