Which to use
“parca” and “pata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,842
- “parca” frequency rank
- #5,869
- “pata” frequency rank
- 55711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parca | pata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada una de las tres diosas romanas del destino, llamadas Nona, Décima y Morta. La primera hilaba el hijo de la vida humana, la segunda lo medía con una vara y la tercera lo cortaba. | Extremidad de los animales utilizada para la locomoción en tierra, que va en número de un único par en las aves y los primates hasta unos 200 pares en los miriápodos de la clase Diplopoda. Funcionalmente similar, es sin embargo evolutivamente muy diferente entre invertebrados y vertebrados. En estos últimos está por lo general dividida claramente en dos secciones, articuladas en la rodilla. |
Where the eye mixes parca and pata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parca and pata
A purely visual mix-up. parca ([ˈpaɾka]) and pata ([ˈpat̪a]) 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 55711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parca is recorded at frequency rank #49,842, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾka]. pata is at rank #5,869, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪a].
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 55711, this pair ranks #77,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parca vs pata
Shared letters: ap. Private to "parca": cr. Private to "pata": t.
"parca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parca" for "pata" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parca" or "pata"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parca" and "pata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs PRC". 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 #77,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.