Which to use
“parten” and “partían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,680
- “parten” frequency rank
- #49,847
- “partían” frequency rank
- 65527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parten | partían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de partir o de partirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. |
Where the eye mixes parten and partían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. parten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against partían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: parten vs partían
A purely visual mix-up. parten ([ˈpaɾt̪ẽn]) and partían ([paɾˈt̪iãn]) 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 65527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parten is recorded at frequency rank #15,680, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪ẽn]. partían is at rank #49,847, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾˈt̪iãn].
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 65527, this pair ranks #42,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parten vs partían
Shared letters: anprt. Private to "parten": e. Private to "partían": í.
"parten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "partían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parten ← aprten · paretn · parrten · partenn · partne · partten · patren · pparten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parten" and "partían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parten" or "partían"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "parten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parten" and "partían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partían vs patín". 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 #42,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.