paremosvspartosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: paremos is a verb, partos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“paremos” is a verb and “partos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,179
“paremos” frequency rank
#23,892
“partos” frequency rank
59071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature paremos partos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de parar o de pararse. Forma del plural de parto.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set paremos and partos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
paremos
6 ch
partos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: paremos is [paˈɾemos] while partos is [ˈpaɾt̪os]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59071, 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]. partos is at rank #23,892, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪os].

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 59071, this pair ranks #64,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of paremos vs partos

Shared letters: aoprs. Private to "paremos": em. Private to "partos": t.

"paremos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "partos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paremosapremos · paermos · paremmos · paremoss · paremso · pareoms · parmeos · parremos
  • partosaprtos · parots · parrtos · partoss · partso · parttos · patros · ppartos

Frequency comparison

paremos#35,179
partos#23,892

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "paremos" and "partos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "paremos" is a verb and "partos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "paremos" or "partos"?
"partos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,892 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.

Remembering paremos vs partos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “paremos”; for a noun, it's “partos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “paremos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list