Which to use
“parts” and “patte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,431
- “parts” frequency rank
- #10,206
- “patte” frequency rank
- 14637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parts | patte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de part. | Membre d’un animal quadrupède, d’un oiseau (à l’exception des oiseaux de proie), des arthropodes comme l’écrevisse, le homard, l’araignée, la mouche, etc. |
Where the eye mixes parts and patte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parts (CVCCC) and patte (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between parts and patte
A purely visual mix-up. parts (\paʁ\) and patte (\pat\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parts is recorded at frequency rank #4,431, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʁ\. patte is at rank #10,206, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pat\.
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 14637, this pair ranks #395,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parts vs patte
Shared letters: apt. Private to "parts": rs. Private to "patte": e.
"parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "patte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parts" and "patte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parts" or "patte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parts" and "patte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pactes vs patte". 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 #395,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.