pagesvspartesConfusable pair

Which to use

“pages” and “partes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,199
“pages” frequency rank
#633
“partes” frequency rank
36832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pages partes
Definition Forma del plural de page. Órganos sexuales, considerados solo en su porción anatómica externa.

Where the eye mixes pages and partes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pages
6 ch
partes

Visual trap between pages and partes

A purely visual mix-up. pages (/ˈpeɪdʒɪz/) and partes ([ˈpaɾt̪es]) 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 36832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pages is recorded at frequency rank #36,199, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪdʒɪz/. partes is at rank #633, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪es].

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 36832, this pair ranks #178,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pages vs partes

Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pages": g. Private to "partes": rt.

"pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pagesapges · paegs · pagess · pagges · pagse · pgaes · ppages
  • partesaprtes · parets · parrtes · partess · partse · parttes · patres · ppartes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pages" and "partes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpeɪdʒɪz/ versus [ˈpaɾt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pages" vs "partes" - which ranks higher?
"partes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #633 in our Spanish list, against #36,199 for "pages". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #178,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pages" and "partes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pages vs potes". 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 #178,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list