partevspaseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#72
“parte” frequency rank
#1,147
“pase” frequency rank
1219
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parte pase
Definition Lo que se separa, aparta, o se considera aisladamente del todo. Acción o efecto de pasar (en sus diferentes acepciones).

Where the eye mixes parte and pase

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

5 ch
parte
4 ch
pase

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. parte ([ˈpaɾt̪e]) and pase ([ˈpase]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parte is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e]. pase is at rank #1,147, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpase].

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 1219, this pair ranks #322,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parte vs pase

Shared letters: aep. Private to "parte": rt. Private to "pase": s.

"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "pase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate
  • paseapse · paes · passe · ppase · psae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parte" and "pase" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪e] versus [ˈpase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parte" or "pase"?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #1,147 for "pase". 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