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“partida” and “partidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,738
“partida” frequency rank
#8,420
“partidas” frequency rank
11158
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partida partidas
Definition Acción o efecto de partir₉₋₁₀. Las cualidades morales que adornan a una persona.

Where the eye mixes partida and partidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
partida
8 ch
partidas

Visual trap between partida and partidas

A purely visual mix-up. partida ([paɾˈt̪ið̞a]) and partidas ([paɾˈt̪ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “partida” sits inside “partidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partida is recorded at frequency rank #2,738, classified as anoun, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞a]. 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 11158, this pair ranks #296,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partida vs partidas

Shared letters: adiprt. Private to "partida": -. Private to "partidas": s.

"partida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "partidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partidaaprtida · paritda · parrtida · partdia · partiad · partidda · parttida · patrida
  • partidasaprtidas · paritdas · parrtidas · partdias · partiads · partidass · partiddas · partidsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "partida" and "partidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paɾˈt̪ið̞a] versus [paɾˈt̪ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "partida" or "partidas"?
"partida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,738 in our Spanish list, against #8,420 for "partidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "partida" and "partidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "partida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #296,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "partida" and "partidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partían vs partidas". 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 #296,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list