Which to use
“partes” and “parus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,195
- “partes” frequency rank
- #17,505
- “parus” frequency rank
- 52700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partes | parus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De partir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de paraître. |
Where the eye mixes partes and parus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between partes and parus
A purely visual mix-up. partes (\paʁt\) and parus (\pa.ʁy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52700, 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\. parus is at rank #17,505, tagged as averb, pronounced \pa.ʁy\.
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 52700, this pair ranks #145,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partes vs parus
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "partes": et. Private to "parus": u.
"partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "parus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partes" for "parus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partes" vs "parus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "partes" and "parus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "partes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partes" and "parus" 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 #145,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.