Which to use
“parution” and “portion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,547
- “parution” frequency rank
- #7,101
- “portion” frequency rank
- 17648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parution | portion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Publication et mise en vente d'un ouvrage. | Partie d’un tout divisé, ou considéré comme tel. |
Where the eye mixes parution and portion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parution and portion
A purely visual mix-up. parution (\pa.ʁy.sjɔ̃\) and portion (\pɔʁ.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 17648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parution is recorded at frequency rank #10,547, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁy.sjɔ̃\. portion is at rank #7,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔʁ.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 17648, this pair ranks #382,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parution vs portion
Shared letters: inoprt. Private to "parution": au. Private to "portion": -.
"parution" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "portion" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parution" for "portion" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parution" vs "portion" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parution" and "portion" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parution" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parution" and "portion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "portillon vs portion". 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 #382,161 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.