Which to use
“partía” and “patea” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,043
- “partía” frequency rank
- #33,758
- “patea” frequency rank
- 64801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partía | patea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de patear. |
Where the eye mixes partía and patea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. partía runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against patea's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between partía and patea
A purely visual mix-up. partía ([paɾˈt̪ia]) and patea ([paˈt̪ea]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64801, 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]. patea is at rank #33,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈt̪ea].
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 64801, this pair ranks #44,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partía vs patea
Shared letters: apt. Private to "partía": rí. Private to "patea": e.
"partía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "patea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- patea ← aptea · paeta · patae · pattea · ppatea · ptaea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partía" and "patea" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "partía" vs "patea" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "patea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partía" and "patea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs patea". 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 #44,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.