partevspartoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#72
“parte” frequency rank
#5,765
“parto” frequency rank
5837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parte parto
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Where the eye mixes parte and parto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
parte
5 ch
parto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. parte ([ˈpaɾt̪e]) and parto ([ˈpaɾt̪o]) 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 a single letter - e in “parte” becomes o in “parto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parte is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e]. parto is at rank #5,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪o].

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 5837, this pair ranks #312,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parte vs parto

Shared letters: aprt. Private to "parte": e. Private to "parto": o.

"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "parto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate
  • partoaprto · parot · parrto · partto · patro · pparto · prato

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parte" and "parto" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪e] versus [ˈpaɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parte" or "parto"?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #5,765 for "parto". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list