Which to use
“partirent” and “périrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,991
- “partirent” frequency rank
- #48,129
- “périrent” frequency rank
- 85120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partirent | périrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de partir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de périr. |
Where the eye mixes partirent and périrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. partirent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against périrent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: partirent vs périrent
A purely visual mix-up. partirent (\paʁ.tiʁ\) and périrent (\pe.ʁiʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partirent is recorded at frequency rank #36,991, classified as averb, pronounced \paʁ.tiʁ\. périrent is at rank #48,129, tagged as averb, pronounced \pe.ʁiʁ\.
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 85120, this pair ranks #11,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partirent vs périrent
Shared letters: einprt. Private to "partirent": a. Private to "périrent": é.
"partirent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "périrent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- partirent ← aprtirent · paritrent · parrtirent · partiernt · partirennt · partirentt · partiretn · partirnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partirent" for "périrent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partirent" vs "périrent" - 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 "partirent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "périrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partirent" and "périrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périrent vs périssent". 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 #11,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.