partir
[paɾˈt̪iɾ]
The verdict
“partir” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #579 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #579
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer divisiones en un todo, de tal modo de separarlo en partes.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | partir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [paɾˈt̪iɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #579 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “partir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for partir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾˈt̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #579 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for partir, with forms such as "aprtir", "paritr", and "parrtir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "patio", "parto", "party", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is partir, spelled P-A-R-T-I-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer divisiones en un todo, de tal modo de separarlo en partes.
- 2En especial, cortar un todo en dos con una única división.
- 3Dar a cada miembro de un grupo una parte de un todo obtenido en común.
- 4Por extensión, dividir la posesión de una cosa cualquiera.
- 5Por extensión, separar de acuerdo a las características o condiciones.
- 6En especial, separar un grupo de abejas de una colmena para iniciar una nueva.
- 7Romper la capa dura que protege algunos frutos.
- 8Llevar un asunto a su fin.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aprtir,paritr,parrtir,partirr,partri,parttir,patrir,ppartir,pratir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of partir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “partir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-T-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paɾˈt̪iɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “patio” - see the side-by-side comparison. partir vs patio
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.