Which to use
“parecidas” is a participle and “partidas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,532
- “parecidas” frequency rank
- #8,420
- “partidas” frequency rank
- 21952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parecidas | partidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de parecido. | Las cualidades morales que adornan a una persona. |
Where the eye mixes parecidas and partidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. parecidas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against partidas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between parecidas and partidas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parecidas is [paɾeˈsið̞as] while partidas is [paɾˈt̪ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parecidas is recorded at frequency rank #13,532, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾeˈsið̞as]. partidas is at rank #8,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞as].
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 21952, this pair ranks #252,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parecidas vs partidas
Shared letters: adiprs. Private to "parecidas": ce. Private to "partidas": t.
"parecidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "partidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parecidas" for "partidas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parecidas" or "partidas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parecidas" and "partidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parecidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parecidas" and "partidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partían vs partidas". 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 #252,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.