partíavspartidasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: partía is a verb, partidas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“partía” is a verb and “partidas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,043
“partía” frequency rank
#8,420
“partidas” frequency rank
39463
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partía partidas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. Las cualidades morales que adornan a una persona.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partía and partidas apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
partía
8 ch
partidas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partía is [paɾˈt̪ia] while partidas is [paɾˈt̪ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 39463, 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]. partidas is at rank #8,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞as].

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 39463, this pair ranks #164,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of partía vs partidas

Shared letters: aprt. Private to "partía": í. Private to "partidas": dis.

"partía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "partidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partidasaprtidas · paritdas · parrtidas · partdias · partiads · partidass · partiddas · partidsa

Frequency comparison

partía#31,043
partidas#8,420

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partía" and "partidas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partía" is a verb and "partidas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partía" or "partidas"?
"partidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,420 in our Spanish list, against #31,043 for "partía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering partía vs partidas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “partía”; for a noun, it's “partidas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “partía” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list