Which to use
“partía” and “pauta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,043
- “partía” frequency rank
- #13,758
- “pauta” frequency rank
- 44801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partía | pauta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pautar. |
Where the eye mixes partía and pauta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. partía runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against pauta's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between partía and pauta
A purely visual mix-up. partía ([paɾˈt̪ia]) and pauta ([ˈpawt̪a]) 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 44801, 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]. pauta is at rank #13,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpawt̪a].
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 44801, this pair ranks #135,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partía vs pauta
Shared letters: apt. Private to "partía": rí. Private to "pauta": u.
"partía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "pauta" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pauta ← aputa · patua · pauat · pautta · ppauta · puata
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partía" and "pauta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "partía" or "pauta"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "partía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pauta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partía" and "pauta" 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 #135,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.