partevspeteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#72
“parte” frequency rank
#11,289
“pete” frequency rank
11361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parte pete
Definition Lo que se separa, aparta, o se considera aisladamente del todo. Felación (forma de sexo oral que consiste en succionar o lamer el pene, el glande y el escroto con la boca, la lengua y los labios).

Where the eye mixes parte and pete

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

5 ch
parte
4 ch
pete

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. parte ([ˈpaɾt̪e]) and pete ([ˈpet̪e]) 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 11361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parte is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e]. pete is at rank #11,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpet̪e].

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 11361, this pair ranks #295,384 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parte vs pete

Shared letters: ept. Private to "parte": ar. Private to "pete": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate
  • peteepte · peet · pette · ppete · ptee

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parte" and "pete" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪e] versus [ˈpet̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parte" or "pete"?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #11,289 for "pete". 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