Which to use
“part” is a noun and “pur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #193
- “part” frequency rank
- #3,034
- “pur” frequency rank
- 3227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | part | pur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion de quelque chose qui se divise entre plusieurs personnes. | Qui est sans mélange, en parlant d’un produit, d’une émotion. |
Where the eye mixes part and pur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: part vs pur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: part is \paʁ\ while pur is \pyʁ\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
part is recorded at frequency rank #193, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ\. pur is at rank #3,034, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pyʁ\.
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 3227, this pair ranks #434,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of part vs pur
Shared letters: pr. Private to "part": at. Private to "pur": u.
"part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- part ← aprt · parrt · partt · patr · ppart
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "part" and "pur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "part" or "pur"?
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 "pur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "part" and "pur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pio vs pur". 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 #434,506 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.