Which to use
“parti” is a verb and “patín” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,905
- “parti” frequency rank
- #46,109
- “patín” frequency rank
- 86014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parti | patín |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tu) del presente de indicativo de partire. | Petrel. |
Where the eye mixes parti and patín
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parti (CVCCV) and patín (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: parti vs patín
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parti is /ˈpaɾ.ti/ while patín is [paˈt̪ĩn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86014, 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/. patín is at rank #46,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪ĩn].
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 86014, this pair ranks #5,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parti vs patín
Shared letters: apt. Private to "parti": ir. Private to "patín": ní.
"parti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "patín" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parti ← aprti · parit · parrti · partti · patri · pparti · prati
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parti" and "patín" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "parti" or "patín" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "parti" and "patín" 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 "patín" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parti" and "patín" 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 #5,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.