partagevspartageraWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#1,450
“partage” frequency rank
#33,818
“partagera” frequency rank
35268
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partage partagera
Definition Division de quelque chose en plusieurs portions. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de partager.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partage and partagera apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
partage
9 ch
partagera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partage is \paʁ.taʒ\ while partagera is \paʁ.ta.ʒə.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “partage” sits inside “partagera”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35268, 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\. partagera is at rank #33,818, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ta.ʒə.ʁa\.

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 35268, this pair ranks #277,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of partage vs partagera

Shared letters: aegprt. Private to "partage": -. Private to "partagera": -.

"partage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "partagera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partageaprtage · paratge · parrtage · partaeg · partagge · partgae · parttage · patrage
  • partageraaprtagera · paratgera · parrtagera · partaegra · partagear · partagerra · partaggera · partagrea

Frequency comparison

partage#1,450
partagera#33,818

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partage" and "partagera" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partage" is a noun and "partagera" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partage" or "partagera"?
"partage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,450 in our French list, against #33,818 for "partagera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering partage vs partagera

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “partage”; for a verb, it's “partagera”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “partage” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list