Which to use
“pars” is a noun and “parti” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,903
- “pars” frequency rank
- #39,905
- “parti” frequency rank
- 84808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pars | parti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Una de las porciones (iguales o no) en las que se pueda dividir una cosa (material o no), parte, porción, trozo, pedazo, pieza, etc. | Segunda persona del singular (tu) del presente de indicativo de partire. |
Where the eye mixes pars and parti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pars runs 4 letters (CVCC) against parti's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pars with parti
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pars is /ˈpars/ while parti is /ˈpaɾ.ti/. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pars is recorded at frequency rank #44,903, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpars/. parti is at rank #39,905, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.ti/.
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 84808, this pair ranks #6,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pars vs parti
Shared letters: apr. Private to "pars": s. Private to "parti": it.
"pars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "parti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pars" for "parti" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pars" or "parti"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pars" and "parti" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pars" and "parti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pars vs PRC". 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 #6,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.