Which to use
“partes” is a verb and “partner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,195
- “partes” frequency rank
- #35,196
- “partner” frequency rank
- 70391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partes | partner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De partir. | Variante ancienne (restée vivante au Canada) de partenaire. |
Letter map: partes vs partner
Shared letters muted; letters that set partes and partner apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: partes vs partner
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: partes is averb and partneranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partes is recorded at frequency rank #35,195, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁt\. partner is at rank #35,196, tagged as anoun.
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 70391, this pair ranks #51,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partes vs partner
Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "partes": s. Private to "partner": n.
"partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partes" and "partner" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "partes" or "partner" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "partes" vs "partner" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "partes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partes" and "partner" 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 #51,471 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.