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

#72
“parte” frequency rank
#36,731
“path” frequency rank
36803
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parte path
Definition Lo que se separa, aparta, o se considera aisladamente del todo. Camino, sendero, vereda.

Where the eye mixes parte and path

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

5 ch
parte
4 ch
path

Why the eye confuses parte with path

A purely visual mix-up. parte ([ˈpaɾt̪e]) and path (/pɑːθ/) 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 36803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parte is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e]. path is at rank #36,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɑːθ/.

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 36803, this pair ranks #178,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parte vs path

Shared letters: apt. Private to "parte": er. Private to "path": h.

"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "path" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate
  • pathapth · paht · pathh · patth · ppath · ptah

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parte" and "path" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪e] versus /pɑːθ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "parte" vs "path" - which ranks higher?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #36,731 for "path". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "parte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "path" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #178,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parte" and "path" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pa'l vs path". 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 #178,684 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