Which to use
“partie” and “patine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #160
- “partie” frequency rank
- #30,301
- “patine” frequency rank
- 30461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partie | patine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion d’un tout, morceau d’un ensemble. | Vert-de-gris se formant sur les objets en cuivre ou en bronze. |
Where the eye mixes partie and patine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. partie (\paʁ.ti\) and patine (\pa.tin\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30461, 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\. patine is at rank #30,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.tin\.
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 30461, this pair ranks #310,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partie vs patine
Shared letters: aeipt. Private to "partie": r. Private to "patine": n.
"partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "patine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV