parravspartTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,642
“parra” frequency rank
#10,041
“part” frequency rank
21683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parra part
Definition Nombre de una especie de vid que se levanta extendiéndose y entrelazándose por una pared o sobre una calle de jardín, etc. Parte.

Where the eye mixes parra and part

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

5 ch
parra
4 ch
part

Visual trap between parra and part

A purely visual mix-up. parra ([ˈpara]) and part (/pɑːt/) 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 21683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parra is recorded at frequency rank #11,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpara]. part is at rank #10,041, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɑːt/.

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 21683, this pair ranks #253,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parra vs part

Shared letters: apr. Private to "parra": -. Private to "part": t.

"parra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parraaprra · pparra · prara
  • partaprt · parrt · partt · patr · ppart

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parra" and "part" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpara] versus /pɑːt/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "parra" or "part" show up more?
"part" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,041 in our Spanish list, against #11,642 for "parra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "parra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "part" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parra" and "part" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs parra". 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 #253,795 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