parsvspesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,903
“pars” frequency rank
#20,161
“pes” frequency rank
65064
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pars pes
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. Pie.

Where the eye mixes pars and pes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
pars
3 ch
pes

Look-alike desk: pars vs pes

A purely visual mix-up. pars (/ˈpars/) and pes (/ˈpeːs/) 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 65064, 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/. pes is at rank #20,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeːs/.

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 65064, this pair ranks #43,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pars vs pes

Shared letters: ps. Private to "pars": ar. Private to "pes": e.

"pars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parsaprs · parrs · parss · pasr · ppars · pras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pars" and "pes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpars/ versus /ˈpeːs/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pars" vs "pes" - which ranks higher?
"pes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,161 in our Spanish list, against #44,903 for "pars". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "pars" and "pes" 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 "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pars" and "pes" 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 #43,737 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