Which to use
“parti” is an adjective and “parue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #301
- “parti” frequency rank
- #13,857
- “parue” frequency rank
- 14158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parti | parue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En état d’ivresse. | Participe passé féminin singulier de paraître (ou paraitre). |
Where the eye mixes parti and parue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parti vs parue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parti is \paʁ.ti\ while parue is \pa.ʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parti is recorded at frequency rank #301, classified as anadj, pronounced \paʁ.ti\. parue is at rank #13,857, 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 14158, this pair ranks #397,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parti vs parue
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parti": it. Private to "parue": eu.
"parti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "parue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parti" for "parue" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "parti" or "parue" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parti" and "parue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parue vs prude". 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 #397,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.