paremosvspartimosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#35,179
“paremos” frequency rank
#21,430
“partimos” frequency rank
56609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature paremos partimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de parar o de pararse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de partir o de partirse.

Where the eye mixes paremos and partimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. paremos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against partimos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
paremos
8 ch
partimos

Why the eye confuses paremos with partimos

A purely visual mix-up. paremos ([paˈɾemos]) and partimos ([paɾˈt̪imos]) 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 56609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

paremos is recorded at frequency rank #35,179, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɾemos]. partimos is at rank #21,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾˈt̪imos].

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 56609, this pair ranks #73,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of paremos vs partimos

Shared letters: amoprs. Private to "paremos": e. Private to "partimos": it.

"paremos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "partimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paremos ← apremos · paermos · paremmos · paremoss · paremso · pareoms · parmeos · parremos
  • partimos ← aprtimos · paritmos · parrtimos · partimmos · partimoss · partimso · partioms · partmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "paremos" and "partimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paˈɾemos] versus [paɾˈt̪imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "paremos" vs "partimos" - which ranks higher?
"partimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,430 in our Spanish list, against #35,179 for "paremos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "paremos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "paremos" and "partimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paguemos vs paremos". 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 #73,876 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