Which to use
“partage” is a noun and “partagent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,450
- “partage” frequency rank
- #6,121
- “partagent” frequency rank
- 7571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partage | partagent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division de quelque chose en plusieurs portions. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de partager. |
Same sound, different letters: partage vs partagent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - partage / partagent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: partage and partagent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁ.taʒ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “partage” sits inside “partagent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partage is recorded at frequency rank #1,450, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.taʒ\. partagent is at rank #6,121, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.taʒ\.
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 7571, this pair ranks #422,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partage vs partagent
Shared letters: aegprt. Private to "partage": -. Private to "partagent": n.
"partage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "partagent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "partage" / "partagent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "partage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partagent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partage" and "partagent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partagent vs partageront". 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 #422,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.