parecidosvspartidosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,104
“parecidos” frequency rank
#578
“partidos” frequency rank
11682
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parecidos partidos
Definition Forma del plural de parecido (similar). Forma del plural de partido, participio de partir.

Where the eye mixes parecidos and partidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
parecidos
8 ch
partidos

Visual trap between parecidos and partidos

A purely visual mix-up. parecidos ([paɾeˈsið̞os]) and partidos ([paɾˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 11682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parecidos is recorded at frequency rank #11,104, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾeˈsið̞os]. partidos is at rank #578, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞os].

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 11682, this pair ranks #294,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parecidos vs partidos

Shared letters: adioprs. Private to "parecidos": ce. Private to "partidos": t.

"parecidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "partidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parecidosaprecidos · paercidos · parceidos · pareccidos · parecdios · pareciddos · parecidoss · parecidso
  • partidosaprtidos · paritdos · parrtidos · partdios · partiddos · partidoss · partidso · partiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parecidos" and "partidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paɾeˈsið̞os] versus [paɾˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parecidos" or "partidos"?
"partidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #578 in our Spanish list, against #11,104 for "parecidos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "parecidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #294,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parecidos" and "partidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parecidos vs preciados". 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 #294,237 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