Which to use
“partagent” and “portaient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,121
- “partagent” frequency rank
- #11,459
- “portaient” frequency rank
- 17580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partagent | portaient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de partager. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de porter. |
Where the eye mixes partagent and portaient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses partagent with portaient
A purely visual mix-up. partagent (\paʁ.taʒ\) and portaient (\pɔʁ.tɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partagent is recorded at frequency rank #6,121, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.taʒ\. portaient is at rank #11,459, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɔʁ.tɛ\.
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 17580, this pair ranks #382,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partagent vs portaient
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "partagent": g. Private to "portaient": io.
"partagent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "portaient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partagent" and "portaient" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "partagent" vs "portaient" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "partagent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portaient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partagent" and "portaient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portaient vs portèrent". 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 #382,470 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.