Which to use
“partitions” and “parutions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,932
- “partitions” frequency rank
- #43,057
- “parutions” frequency rank
- 62989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partitions | parutions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de partition. | Pluriel de parution. |
Where the eye mixes partitions and parutions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. partitions runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against parutions's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between partitions and parutions
A purely visual mix-up. partitions (\paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃\) and parutions (\pa.ʁy.sjɔ̃\) 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 62989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partitions is recorded at frequency rank #19,932, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ.ti.sjɔ̃\. parutions is at rank #43,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁy.sjɔ̃\.
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 62989, this pair ranks #84,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partitions vs parutions
Shared letters: ainoprst. Private to "partitions": -. Private to "parutions": u.
"partitions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "parutions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- partitions ← aprtitions · parittions · parrtitions · partiitons · partitinos · partitionns · partitionss · partitiosn
- parutions ← aprutions · parrutions · partuions · paruitons · parutinos · parutionns · parutionss · parutiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partitions" and "parutions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "partitions" vs "parutions" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "partitions" and "parutions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "partitions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partitions" and "parutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parions vs parutions". 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 #84,213 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.