Which to use
“paint” and “part” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,037
- “paint” frequency rank
- #10,041
- “part” frequency rank
- 41078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paint | part |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pintura. | Parte. |
Where the eye mixes paint and part
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses paint with part
A purely visual mix-up. paint (/peɪnt/) and part (/pɑːt/) 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 41078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paint is recorded at frequency rank #31,037, classified as anoun, pronounced /peɪnt/. part is at rank #10,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɑːt/.
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 41078, this pair ranks #155,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paint vs part
Shared letters: apt. Private to "paint": in. Private to "part": r.
"paint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paint" for "part" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paint" vs "part" - 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 "paint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "part" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paint" and "part" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paint vs patín". 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 #155,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.