Which to use
“parts” and “puits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,431
- “parts” frequency rank
- #5,282
- “puits” frequency rank
- 9713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parts | puits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de part. | Trou qui s’enfonce dans le sol pour tirer de l’eau, du pétrole, du gaz naturel, ou tout autre fluide qui se trouve en profondeur. |
Where the eye mixes parts and puits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parts (CVCCC) and puits (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses parts with puits
A purely visual mix-up. parts (\paʁ\) and puits (\pɥi\) 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 9713, 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\. puits is at rank #5,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɥi\.
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 9713, this pair ranks #415,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parts vs puits
Shared letters: pst. Private to "parts": ar. Private to "puits": iu.
"parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "puits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parts" and "puits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "parts" vs "puits" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parts" and "puits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parts" and "puits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peins vs puits". 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 #415,689 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.