Which to use
“partía” is a verb and “partida” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,043
- “partía” frequency rank
- #2,738
- “partida” frequency rank
- 33781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partía | partida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. | Acción o efecto de partir₉₋₁₀. |
Where the eye mixes partía and partida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. partía runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against partida's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses partía with partida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partía is [paɾˈt̪ia] while partida is [paɾˈt̪ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33781, 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]. partida is at rank #2,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞a].
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 33781, this pair ranks #194,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partía vs partida
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "partía": í. Private to "partida": di.
"partía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "partida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- partida ← aprtida · paritda · parrtida · partdia · partiad · partidda · parttida · patrida
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partía" and "partida" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "partía" or "partida" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "partía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partía" and "partida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partía vs partían". 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 #194,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.