partavspaseaTell them apart

Quick tell: parta is a adjective, pasea is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“parta” is an adjective and “pasea” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,553
“parta” frequency rank
#23,166
“pasea” frequency rank
49719
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parta pasea
Definition Forma del femenino singular de parto₂. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pasear.

Where the eye mixes parta and pasea

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parta (CVCCV) and pasea (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
parta
5 ch
pasea

Why the eye confuses parta with pasea

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parta is [ˈpaɾt̪a] while pasea is [paˈsea]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parta is recorded at frequency rank #26,553, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪a]. pasea is at rank #23,166, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈsea].

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 49719, this pair ranks #107,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parta vs pasea

Shared letters: ap. Private to "parta": rt. Private to "pasea": es.

"parta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "pasea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partaaprta · parat · parrta · partta · patra · pparta · prata
  • paseaapsea · pacea · paesa · pasae · passea · ppasea · psaea

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parta" and "pasea" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parta" is an adjective and "pasea" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "parta" or "pasea"?
"pasea" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,166 in our Spanish list, against #26,553 for "parta". 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 "parta" and "pasea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "parta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pasea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,219 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parta" and "pasea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parta vs partían". 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 #107,219 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