Which to use
“partes” and “postes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #633
- “partes” frequency rank
- #17,518
- “postes” frequency rank
- 18151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partes | postes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Órganos sexuales, considerados solo en su porción anatómica externa. | Forma del plural de poste. |
Where the eye mixes partes and postes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: partes vs postes
A purely visual mix-up. partes ([ˈpaɾt̪es]) and postes ([ˈpost̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partes is recorded at frequency rank #633, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪es]. postes is at rank #17,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpost̪es].
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 18151, this pair ranks #269,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partes vs postes
Shared letters: epst. Private to "partes": ar. Private to "postes": o.
"partes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "postes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partes" for "postes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "partes" or "postes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "partes" and "postes" 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 "postes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partes" and "postes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs postes". 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 #269,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.