Which to use
“partie” and “parts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #160
- “partie” frequency rank
- #4,431
- “parts” frequency rank
- 4591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partie | parts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion d’un tout, morceau d’un ensemble. | Pluriel de part. |
Where the eye mixes partie and parts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. partie (\paʁ.ti\) and parts (\paʁ\) 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 4591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partie is recorded at frequency rank #160, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.ti\. parts is at rank #4,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \paʁ\.
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 4591, this pair ranks #431,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partie vs parts
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "partie": ei. Private to "parts": s.
"partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC