partagervspartagésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#1,708
“partager” frequency rank
#11,268
“partagés” frequency rank
12976
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
partager
8 ch
partagés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: partager and partagés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁ.ta.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partager is recorded at frequency rank #1,708, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ta.ʒe\. 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 12976, this pair ranks #402,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partager vs partagés

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

"partager" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "partagés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

partager#1,708
partagés#11,268

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partager" and "partagés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partager" is a verb and "partagés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partager" or "partagés"?
"partager" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,708 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 partager vs partagés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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