Which to use
“parti” and “partían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,905
- “parti” frequency rank
- #49,847
- “partían” frequency rank
- 89752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parti | partían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tu) del presente de indicativo de partire. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. |
Where the eye mixes parti and partían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. parti runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against partían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between parti and partían
A purely visual mix-up. parti (/ˈpaɾ.ti/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parti is recorded at frequency rank #39,905, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.ti/. 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 89752, this pair ranks #2,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parti vs partían
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "parti": i. Private to "partían": ní.
"parti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "partían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parti ← aprti · parit · parrti · partti · patri · pparti · prati
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parti" for "partían" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "parti" or "partían" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parti" and "partían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parti" 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 #2,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parti" 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 #2,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.