partesvspatosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#633
“partes” frequency rank
#16,666
“patos” frequency rank
17299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partes patos
Definition Órganos sexuales, considerados solo en su porción anatómica externa. Forma del plural de pato.

Where the eye mixes partes and patos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
partes
5 ch
patos

Look-alike desk: partes vs patos

A purely visual mix-up. partes ([ˈpaɾt̪es]) and patos ([ˈpat̪os]) 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 17299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partes is recorded at frequency rank #633, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪es]. patos is at rank #16,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪os].

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 17299, this pair ranks #272,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partes vs patos

Shared letters: apst. Private to "partes": er. Private to "patos": o.

"partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "patos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partesaprtes · parets · parrtes · partess · partse · parttes · patres · ppartes
  • patospaots · patoss · pattos · ppatos · ptaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partes" and "patos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪es] versus [ˈpat̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "partes" vs "patos" - which ranks higher?
"partes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #633 in our Spanish list, against #16,666 for "patos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "partes" and "patos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "partes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "patos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "partes" and "patos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patos vs potes". 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 #272,739 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