Which to use
“partez” and “partir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,370
- “partez” frequency rank
- #275
- “partir” frequency rank
- 10645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partez | partir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de partir. | Tirer son origine, avoir son commencement, avoir pour point de départ. |
Where the eye mixes partez and partir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. partez and partir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between partez and partir
A purely visual mix-up. partez (\paʁ.te\) and partir (\paʁ.tiʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partez is recorded at frequency rank #10,370, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.te\. partir is at rank #275, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.tiʁ\.
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 10645, this pair ranks #412,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partez vs partir
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "partez": ez. Private to "partir": i.
"partez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "partir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partez" for "partir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partez" vs "partir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "partez" and "partir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "partez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partez" and "partir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partez vs Prez". 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 #412,185 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.