partagéesvspartagerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: partagées is a adjective, partager is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“partagées” is an adjective and “partager” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,958
“partagées” frequency rank
#1,708
“partager” frequency rank
17666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partagées partager
Definition Féminin pluriel de partagé. Diviser une chose en plusieurs parties séparées, pour en faire la distribution.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
partagées
8 ch
partager

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: partagées and partager carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁ.ta.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partagées is recorded at frequency rank #15,958, classified as anadj, pronounced \paʁ.ta.ʒe\. partager is at rank #1,708, tagged as averb, 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 17666, this pair ranks #382,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partagées vs partager

Shared letters: aegprt. Private to "partagées": . Private to "partager": -.

"partagées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "partager" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partageraprtager · paratger · parrtager · partaegr · partagerr · partagger · partagre · partgaer

Frequency comparison

partagées#15,958
partager#1,708

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partagées" and "partager" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partagées" is an adjective and "partager" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partagées" or "partager"?
"partager" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,708 in our French list, against #15,958 for "partagées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering partagées vs partager

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “partagées”; for a verb, it's “partager”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “partagées” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list