parte vs party, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#72
“parte” frequency rank: #8,562
“party” frequency rank: 8634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	parte	party
Definition	Lo que se separa, aparta, o se considera aisladamente del todo.	Fiesta.

Where the eye mixes parte and party

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

5 ch

parte

5 ch

party

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. parte ([ˈpaɾt̪e]) and party (/ˈpɑː.ti/) 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 y in “party”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parte is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e]. party is at rank #8,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑː.ti/.

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 8634, this pair ranks #304,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parte vs party

Shared letters: aprt. Private to "parte": e. Private to "party": y.

"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

parte ← aprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate
party ← aprty · parrty · partty · partyy · paryt · patry · pparty · praty

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parte" and "party" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪e] versus /ˈpɑː.ti/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "parte" or "party"?

"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #8,562 for "party". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "parte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "party" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #304,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"parte" and "party" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "party vs prey". 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

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