Which to use
“partes” and “partners” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #633
- “partes” frequency rank
- #30,610
- “partners” frequency rank
- 31243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partes | partners |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Órganos sexuales, considerados solo en su porción anatómica externa. | Forma del plural de partner. |
Where the eye mixes partes and partners
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: partes vs partners
A purely visual mix-up. partes ([ˈpaɾt̪es]) and partners (/ˈpɑɹtnɚz/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partes is recorded at frequency rank #633, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪es]. partners is at rank #30,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑɹtnɚz/.
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 31243, this pair ranks #208,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partes vs partners
Shared letters: aeprst. Private to "partes": -. Private to "partners": n.
"partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "partners" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partes" for "partners" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partes" vs "partners" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "partes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partners" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partes" and "partners" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partera vs partners". 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 #208,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.