parcevspartaConfusable pair

Quick tell: parce is a noun, parta is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“parce” is a noun and “parta” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,104
“parce” frequency rank
#26,553
“parta” frequency rank
72657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parce parta
Definition Amigo, compañero, socio o cómplice con quien se tiene mucha intimidad. Forma del femenino singular de parto₂.

Where the eye mixes parce and parta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parce and parta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
parce
5 ch
parta

Visual trap between parce and parta

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parce is [ˈpaɾse] while parta is [ˈpaɾt̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72657, 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]. parta is at rank #26,553, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪a].

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 72657, this pair ranks #24,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of parce vs parta

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

"parce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "parta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parce ← aprce · pacre · parcce · parec · parrce · pparce · prace
  • parta ← aprta · parat · parrta · partta · patra · pparta · prata

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parce" and "parta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parce" is a noun and "parta" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "parce" vs "parta" - which ranks higher?
"parta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,553 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "parce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "parta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parce" and "parta" 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 #24,921 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