Which to use
“parte” is a verb and “pavé” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,716
- “parte” frequency rank
- #10,549
- “pavé” frequency rank
- 20265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parte | pavé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de partir. | Bloc, généralement cubique et fait de pierre dure (basalte, granit, grès, porphyre…), spécialement taillé pour confectionner une chaussée de route, de rue, ou d’un sol quelconque. |
Where the eye mixes parte and pavé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parte and pavé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parte is \paʁt\ while pavé is \pa.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parte is recorded at frequency rank #9,716, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁt\. pavé is at rank #10,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ve\.
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 20265, this pair ranks #369,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parte vs pavé
Shared letters: ap. Private to "parte": ert. Private to "pavé": vé.
"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pavé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- parte ← aprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parte" for "pavé" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "parte" or "pavé" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parte" and "pavé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parte" and "pavé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parl vs pavé". 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 #369,162 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.