partvspriWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,041
“part” frequency rank
#3,949
“pri” frequency rank
13990
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature part pri
Definition Parte. Arcilla.

Where the eye mixes part and pri

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

4 ch
part
3 ch
pri

Visual trap between part and pri

A purely visual mix-up. part (/pɑːt/) and pri (/ˈpriː/) 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 13990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

part is recorded at frequency rank #10,041, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɑːt/. pri is at rank #3,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpriː/.

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 13990, this pair ranks #285,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of part vs pri

Shared letters: pr. Private to "part": at. Private to "pri": i.

"part" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "pri" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partaprt · parrt · partt · patr · ppart

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "part" and "pri" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/pɑːt/ versus /ˈpriː/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "part" vs "pri" - which ranks higher?
"pri" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,949 in our Spanish list, against #10,041 for "part". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "part" and "pri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "part" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "part" and "pri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "part 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 #285,797 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