Which to use
“partielle” is a noun and “partielles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,538
- “partielle” frequency rank
- #16,199
- “partielles” frequency rank
- 22737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partielle | partielles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Épreuve intermédiaire pour obtenir un diplôme. | Féminin pluriel de partiel. |
Same sound, different letters: partielle vs partielles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. partielle runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against partielles's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: partielle vs partielles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: partielle and partielles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \paʁ.sjɛl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “partielle” sits inside “partielles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partielle is recorded at frequency rank #6,538, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.sjɛl\. partielles is at rank #16,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced \paʁ.sjɛl\.
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 22737, this pair ranks #356,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partielle vs partielles
Shared letters: aeilprt. Private to "partielle": -. Private to "partielles": s.
"partielle" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "partielles" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- partielle ← aprtielle · paritelle · parrtielle · parteille · partiele · partielel · partilele · parttielle
- partielles ← aprtielles · paritelles · parrtielles · parteilles · partielels · partieles · partielless · partiellse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partielle" and "partielles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "partielle" or "partielles" show up more?
What to do next
"partielle" and "partielles" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "partielle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partielles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partielle" and "partielles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partielles vs pastilles". 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 #356,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.