Which to use
“parted” and “ported” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,296
- “parted” frequency rank
- #27,602
- “ported” frequency rank
- 43898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parted | ported |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of part | simple past and past participle of port |
Where the eye mixes parted and ported
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parted vs ported
A purely visual mix-up. parted (/ˈpɑɹtɪd/) and ported (/ˈpoɹ.tɪd/) 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 a single letter - a in “parted” becomes o in “ported”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parted is recorded at frequency rank #16,296, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈpɑɹtɪd/. ported is at rank #27,602, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpoɹ.tɪd/.
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 43898, this pair ranks #235,625 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parted vs ported
Shared letters: deprt. Private to "parted": a. Private to "ported": o.
"parted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ported" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parted" for "ported" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parted" vs "ported" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ported" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,625 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parted" and "ported" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ponte vs ported". 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 #235,625 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.