Which to use
“partielle” is a noun and “partiels” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,538
- “partielle” frequency rank
- #15,706
- “partiels” frequency rank
- 22244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partielle | partiels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Épreuve intermédiaire pour obtenir un diplôme. | Masculin pluriel de partiel. |
Same sound, different letters: partielle vs partiels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. partielle runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against partiels's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - partielle and partiels
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: partielle and partiels 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22244, 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\. partiels is at rank #15,706, 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 22244, this pair ranks #359,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partielle vs partiels
Shared letters: aeilprt. Private to "partielle": -. Private to "partiels": s.
"partielle" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "partiels" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partielle" for "partiels" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "partielle" / "partiels". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "partielle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partiels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partielle" and "partiels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partiels vs pastels". 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 #359,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.