Which to use
“partía” and “partían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,043
- “partía” frequency rank
- #49,847
- “partían” frequency rank
- 80890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partía | partían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. |
Where the eye mixes partía and partían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partía runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against partían's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: partía vs partían
A purely visual mix-up. partía ([paɾˈt̪ia]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “partía” sits inside “partían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partía is recorded at frequency rank #31,043, classified as averb, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ia]. 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 80890, this pair ranks #11,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partía vs partían
Shared letters: aprtí. Private to "partía": -. Private to "partían": n.
"partía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "partían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partía" and "partían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "partía" vs "partían" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "partía" 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 #11,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partía" and "partían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partían vs patín". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.