partiravspartisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: partira is a verb, partis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“partira” is a verb and “partis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,109
“partira” frequency rank
#1,451
“partis” frequency rank
15560
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partira partis
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de partir. Masculin pluriel de parti.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partira and partis apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
partira
6 ch
partis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partira is \paʁ.ti.ʁa\ while partis is \paʁ.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partira is recorded at frequency rank #14,109, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.ti.ʁa\. partis is at rank #1,451, tagged as anadj, pronounced \paʁ.ti\.

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 15560, this pair ranks #391,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partira vs partis

Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "partira": -. Private to "partis": s.

"partira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "partis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partiraaprtira · paritra · parrtira · partiar · partirra · partria · parttira · patrira
  • partisaprtis · parits · parrtis · partiss · partsi · parttis · patris · ppartis

Frequency comparison

partira#14,109
partis#1,451

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partira" and "partis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partira" is a verb and "partis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partira" or "partis"?
"partis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,451 in our French list, against #14,109 for "partira". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering partira vs partis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “partira”; for an adjective, it's “partis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “partira” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list