parcevspartoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,104
“parce” frequency rank
#5,765
“parto” frequency rank
51869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parce parto
Definition Amigo, compañero, socio o cómplice con quien se tiene mucha intimidad. Conjunto de fenómenos fisiológicos propios de los animales vivíparos que lleva a la expulsión del útero del feto y de la placenta

Where the eye mixes parce and parto

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

5 ch
parce
5 ch
parto

Look-alike desk: parce vs parto

A purely visual mix-up. parce ([ˈpaɾse]) and parto ([ˈpaɾt̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51869, 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]. parto is at rank #5,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪o].

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 51869, this pair ranks #95,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parce vs parto

Shared letters: apr. Private to "parce": ce. Private to "parto": ot.

"parce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "parto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parceaprce · pacre · parcce · parec · parrce · pparce · prace
  • partoaprto · parot · parrto · partto · patro · pparto · prato

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parce" and "parto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾse] versus [ˈpaɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "parce" vs "parto" - which ranks higher?
"parto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,765 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 "parto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parce" and "parto" 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 #95,608 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