partagevspartagésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: partage is a noun, partagés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#1,450
“partage” frequency rank
#11,268
“partagés” frequency rank
12718
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partage partagés
Definition Division de quelque chose en plusieurs portions. Masculin pluriel de partagé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partage and partagés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
partage
8 ch
partagés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partage is \paʁ.taʒ\ while partagés is \paʁ.ta.ʒe\. 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 12718, 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\. partagés is at rank #11,268, tagged as anadj, pronounced \paʁ.ta.ʒe\.

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 12718, this pair ranks #404,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partage vs partagés

Shared letters: agprt. Private to "partage": e. Private to "partagés": .

"partage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "partagés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partageaprtage · paratge · parrtage · partaeg · partagge · partgae · parttage · patrage

Frequency comparison

partage#1,450
partagés#11,268

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partage" and "partagés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partage" is a noun and "partagés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partage" or "partagés"?
"partage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,450 in our French list, against #11,268 for "partagés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering partage vs partagés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “partage”; for an adjective, it's “partagés”.
  • 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