partievsporteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“partie” and “porte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#160
“partie” frequency rank
#284
“porte” frequency rank
444
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partie porte
Definition Portion d’un tout, morceau d’un ensemble. Ouverture battante dans un mur qui permet d’entrer ou sortir d’un endroit.

Where the eye mixes partie and porte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
partie
5 ch
porte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. partie (\paʁ.ti\) and porte (\pɔʁt\) 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 444, 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\. porte is at rank #284, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁt\.

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 444, this pair ranks #439,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partie vs porte

Shared letters: eprt. Private to "partie": ai. Private to "porte": o.

"partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "porte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partieaprtie · parite · parrtie · partei · parttie · ppartie · pratie
  • porteoprte · poret · porrte · portte · potre · pporte · prote

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partie" and "porte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\paʁ.ti\ versus \pɔʁt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "partie" or "porte"?
"partie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #160 in our French list, against #284 for "porte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list