Which to use
“partagés” is an adjective and “partes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,268
- “partagés” frequency rank
- #35,195
- “partes” frequency rank
- 46463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partagés | partes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de partagé. | De partir. |
Where the eye mixes partagés and partes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. partagés runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against partes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses partagés with partes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partagés is \paʁ.ta.ʒe\ while partes is \paʁt\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partagés is recorded at frequency rank #11,268, classified as anadj, pronounced \paʁ.ta.ʒe\. partes is at rank #35,195, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁt\.
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 46463, this pair ranks #194,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partagés vs partes
Shared letters: aprst. Private to "partagés": gé. Private to "partes": e.
"partagés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- partes ← aprtes · parets · parrtes · partess · partse · parttes · patres · ppartes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partagés" and "partes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "partagés" or "partes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "partagés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partagés" and "partes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partes vs pètes". 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 #194,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.