Which to use
“partielles” and “partiels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,199
- “partielles” frequency rank
- #15,706
- “partiels” frequency rank
- 31905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partielles | partiels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de partiel. | Masculin pluriel de partiel. |
Same sound, different letters: partielles vs partiels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. partielles runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against partiels's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - partielles / partiels
This is the hard kind. partielles and partiels are pronounced identically (\paʁ.sjɛl\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partielles is recorded at frequency rank #16,199, classified as anadj, 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 31905, this pair ranks #300,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partielles vs partiels
Shared letters: aeilprst. Private to "partielles": -. Private to "partiels": -.
"partielles" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "partiels" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- partielles ← aprtielles · paritelles · parrtielles · parteilles · partielels · partieles · partielless · partiellse
- partiels ← aprtiels · paritels · parrtiels · parteils · partiells · partielss · partiesl · partiles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partielles" and "partiels" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "partielles" or "partiels"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "partielles" / "partiels". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "partielles" 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 #300,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partielles" 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 #300,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.