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Which to use

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

#72
“parte” frequency rank
#35,667
“partner” frequency rank
35739
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parte partner
Definition Lo que se separa, aparta, o se considera aisladamente del todo. Socio o compañero, persona con la que se mantiene una relación comercial.

Where the eye mixes parte and partner

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
parte
7 ch
partner

Why the eye confuses parte with partner

A purely visual mix-up. parte ([ˈpaɾt̪e]) and partner ([ˈpaɾt̪neɾ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parte is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e]. partner is at rank #35,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪neɾ].

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 35739, this pair ranks #184,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parte vs partner

Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "parte": -. Private to "partner": n.

"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate
  • partneraprtner · parnter · parrtner · partenr · partnerr · partnner · partnre · parttner

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parte" and "partner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪e] versus [ˈpaɾt̪neɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "parte" vs "partner" - which ranks higher?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #35,667 for "partner". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "parte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parte" and "partner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partera vs partner". 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 #184,439 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