parcevspartWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#46,104
“parce” frequency rank
#10,041
“part” frequency rank
56145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parce part
Definition Amigo, compañero, socio o cómplice con quien se tiene mucha intimidad. Parte.

Where the eye mixes parce and part

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

5 ch
parce
4 ch
part

Visual trap between parce and part

A purely visual mix-up. parce ([ˈpaɾse]) 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 56145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parce is recorded at frequency rank #46,104, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾse]. 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 56145, this pair ranks #75,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of parce vs part

Shared letters: apr. Private to "parce": ce. Private to "part": t.

"parce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parceaprce · pacre · parcce · parec · parrce · pparce · prace
  • partaprt · parrt · partt · patr · ppart

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "parce" for "part" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾse] versus /pɑːt/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parce" or "part"?
"part" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,041 in our Spanish list, against #46,104 for "parce". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "parce" 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 #75,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parce" and "part" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parce 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 #75,851 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