Which to use
“part” is a noun and “PTT” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #193
- “part” frequency rank
- #40,940
- “PTT” frequency rank
- 41133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | part | PTT |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion de quelque chose qui se divise entre plusieurs personnes. | Ancienne administration proposant des services de poste, télégraphe et téléphone. |
Where the eye mixes part and PTT
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses part with PTT
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: part is \paʁ\ while PTT is \pe.te.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
part is recorded at frequency rank #193, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ\. PTT is at rank #40,940, tagged as aname, pronounced \pe.te.te\.
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 41133, this pair ranks #235,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of part vs PTT
Shared letters: pt. Private to "part": ar. Private to "PTT": -.
"part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "PTT" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- part ← aprt · parrt · partt · patr · ppart
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "part" and "PTT" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "part" vs "PTT" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "PTT" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "part" and "PTT" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs PTT". 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 #235,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.