Which to use
“partes” is a verb and “partners” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,195
- “partes” frequency rank
- #25,072
- “partners” frequency rank
- 60267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partes | partners |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De partir. | Pluriel de partner. |
Letter map: partes vs partners
Shared letters muted; letters that set partes and partners apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. partes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against partners's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: partes vs partners
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: partes is averb and partnersanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60267, 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\. partners is at rank #25,072, 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 60267, this pair ranks #98,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partes vs partners
Shared letters: aeprst. Private to "partes": -. Private to "partners": n.
"partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "partners" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partes" for "partners" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partes" vs "partners" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "partes" and "partners".
- Full dictionary entry for "partes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partners" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partes" and "partners" 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 #98,550 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.