partevspoteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#72
“parte” frequency rank
#33,285
“pote” frequency rank
33357
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parte pote
Definition Lo que se separa, aparta, o se considera aisladamente del todo. Recipiente o vasija que se emplea para diferentes fines, tales como guisar, tener flores, guardar líquidos, etc. Tradicionalmente tiene barriga o una forma similar a la de una jarra.

Where the eye mixes parte and pote

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

5 ch
parte
4 ch
pote

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. parte ([ˈpaɾt̪e]) and pote ([ˈpot̪e]) 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 33357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parte is recorded at frequency rank #72, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪e]. pote is at rank #33,285, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpot̪e].

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 33357, this pair ranks #197,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parte vs pote

Shared letters: ept. Private to "parte": ar. Private to "pote": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate
  • poteopte · poet · potte · ppote · ptoe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parte" and "pote" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪e] versus [ˈpot̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parte" or "pote"?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #72 in our Spanish list, against #33,285 for "pote". 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