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Which to use

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

#17,777
“paramos” frequency rank
#21,430
“partimos” frequency rank
39207
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature paramos partimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de parar o de pararse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de partir o de partirse.

Where the eye mixes paramos and partimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
paramos
8 ch
partimos

Look-alike desk: paramos vs partimos

A purely visual mix-up. paramos ([paˈɾamos]) and partimos ([paɾˈt̪imos]) 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 39207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

paramos is recorded at frequency rank #17,777, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɾamos]. partimos is at rank #21,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾˈt̪imos].

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 39207, this pair ranks #165,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of paramos vs partimos

Shared letters: amoprs. Private to "paramos": -. Private to "partimos": it.

"paramos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "partimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paramosapramos · paarmos · parammos · paramoss · paramso · paraoms · parmaos · parramos
  • partimosaprtimos · paritmos · parrtimos · partimmos · partimoss · partimso · partioms · partmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "paramos" and "partimos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paˈɾamos] versus [paɾˈt̪imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "paramos" or "partimos"?
"paramos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,777 in our Spanish list, against #21,430 for "partimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "paramos" and "partimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "paramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "paramos" and "partimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parador vs paramos". 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 #165,827 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