partageonsvspartagésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#18,273
“partageons” frequency rank
#11,268
“partagés” frequency rank
29541
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partageons partagés
Definition Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de partager. Masculin pluriel de partagé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
partageons
8 ch
partagés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partageons is \paʁ.ta.ʒɔ̃\ while partagés is \paʁ.ta.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partageons is recorded at frequency rank #18,273, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ta.ʒɔ̃\. 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 29541, this pair ranks #316,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of partageons vs partagés

Shared letters: agprst. Private to "partageons": eno. Private to "partagés": é.

"partageons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC  ·  "partagés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partageonsaprtageons · paratgeons · parrtageons · partaegons · partagenos · partageonns · partageonss · partageosn

Frequency comparison

partageons#18,273
partagés#11,268

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partageons" and "partagés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partageons" is a verb and "partagés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partageons" or "partagés"?
"partagés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,268 in our French list, against #18,273 for "partageons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering partageons vs partagés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “partageons”; for an adjective, it's “partagés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “partageons” 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