Which to use
“partía” and “perdía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,043
- “partía” frequency rank
- #14,670
- “perdía” frequency rank
- 45713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partía | perdía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de partir o de partirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de perder o de perderse. |
Where the eye mixes partía and perdía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. partía and perdía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: partía vs perdía
A purely visual mix-up. partía ([paɾˈt̪ia]) and perdía ([peɾˈð̞ia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45713, 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]. perdía is at rank #14,670, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ia].
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 45713, this pair ranks #129,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partía vs perdía
Shared letters: aprí. Private to "partía": t. Private to "perdía": de.
"partía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "perdía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partía" and "perdía" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "partía" or "perdía"?
Useful next steps
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 "perdía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partía" and "perdía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partía vs partían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #129,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.