partíavspartyWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#31,043
“partía” frequency rank
#8,562
“party” frequency rank
39605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partía party
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. Fiesta.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partía and party apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
partía
5 ch
party

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partía is [paɾˈt̪ia] while party is /ˈpɑː.ti/. 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 39605, 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]. party is at rank #8,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑː.ti/.

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 39605, this pair ranks #163,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of partía vs party

Shared letters: aprt. Private to "partía": í. Private to "party": y.

"partía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partyaprty · parrty · partty · partyy · paryt · patry · pparty · praty

Frequency comparison

partía#31,043
party#8,562

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partía" and "party" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partía" is a verb and "party" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partía" or "party"?
"party" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,562 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 party

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 “party”.
  • 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