Which to use
“partir” and “partirai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #275
- “partir” frequency rank
- #32,104
- “partirai” frequency rank
- 32379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partir | partirai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer son origine, avoir son commencement, avoir pour point de départ. | Première personne du singulier du futur de partir. |
Where the eye mixes partir and partirai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partir runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against partirai's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: partir vs partirai
A purely visual mix-up. partir (\paʁ.tiʁ\) and partirai (\paʁ.ti.ʁe\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “partir” sits inside “partirai”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partir is recorded at frequency rank #275, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.tiʁ\. partirai is at rank #32,104, tagged as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ti.ʁe\.
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 32379, this pair ranks #297,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partir vs partirai
Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "partir": -. Private to "partirai": -.
"partir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "partirai" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partir" and "partirai" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "partir" vs "partirai" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "partir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partirai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partir" and "partirai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partirai vs partirais". 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 #297,683 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.