pactavsparteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pacta is a verb, parte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pacta” is a verb and “parte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,977
“pacta” frequency rank
#72
“parte” frequency rank
48049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pacta parte
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pactar. Lo que se separa, aparta, o se considera aisladamente del todo.

Where the eye mixes pacta and parte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pacta
5 ch
parte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pacta is [ˈpakt̪a] while parte is [ˈpaɾt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pacta is recorded at frequency rank #47,977, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpakt̪a]. parte is at rank #72, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e].

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 48049, this pair ranks #116,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pacta vs parte

Shared letters: apt. Private to "pacta": c. Private to "parte": er.

"pacta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pactaapcta · pacat · paccta · pactta · patca · pcata · ppacta
  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pacta" and "parte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pacta" is a verb and "parte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pacta" or "parte"?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #47,977 for "pacta". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list