Which to use
“partner” is a noun and “porter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,196
- “partner” frequency rank
- #883
- “porter” frequency rank
- 36079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partner | porter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante ancienne (restée vivante au Canada) de partenaire. | Soutenir quelque chose ou quelqu’un. |
Letter map: partner vs porter
Shared letters muted; letters that set partner and porter apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for partner / porter
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: partner is anoun and porteraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partner is recorded at frequency rank #35,196, classified as anoun. porter is at rank #883, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɔʁ.te\.
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 36079, this pair ranks #272,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partner vs porter
Shared letters: eprt. Private to "partner": an. Private to "porter": o.
"partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "porter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partner" for "porter" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "partner" or "porter" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "partner" and "porter". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "partner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partner" and "porter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partner vs pater". 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 #272,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.