parcevsparteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,104
“parce” frequency rank
#72
“parte” frequency rank
46176
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parce parte
Definition Amigo, compañero, socio o cómplice con quien se tiene mucha intimidad. Lo que se separa, aparta, o se considera aisladamente del todo.

Where the eye mixes parce and parte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
parce
5 ch
parte

Visual trap between parce and parte

A purely visual mix-up. parce ([ˈpaɾse]) and parte ([ˈpaɾt̪e]) 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 a single letter - c in “parce” becomes t in “parte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46176, 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]. parte is at rank #72, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e].

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 46176, this pair ranks #127,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parce vs parte

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parce": c. Private to "parte": t.

"parce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parceaprce · pacre · parcce · parec · parrce · pparce · prace
  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parce" and "parte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾse] versus [ˈpaɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "parce" vs "parte" - which ranks higher?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #46,104 for "parce". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "parce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "parte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parce" and "parte" 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 #127,245 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