partavsputaWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#26,553
“parta” frequency rank
#794
“puta” frequency rank
27347
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parta puta
Definition Forma del femenino singular de parto₂. Mujer que presta servicios sexuales por dinero.

Where the eye mixes parta and puta

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

5 ch
parta
4 ch
puta

Look-alike desk: parta vs puta

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parta is [ˈpaɾt̪a] while puta is [ˈput̪a]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27347, 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]. puta is at rank #794, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈput̪a].

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 27347, this pair ranks #227,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parta vs puta

Shared letters: apt. Private to "parta": r. Private to "puta": u.

"parta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "puta" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partaaprta · parat · parrta · partta · patra · pparta · prata
  • putapputa · ptua · puat · putta · upta

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "parta" for "puta" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parta" is an adjective and "puta" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "parta" vs "puta" - which ranks higher?
"puta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #794 in our Spanish list, against #26,553 for "parta". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "parta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "puta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #227,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parta" and "puta" 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 #227,260 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