partidavspartiráWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#2,738
“partida” frequency rank
#37,249
“partirá” frequency rank
39987
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partida partirá
Definition Acción o efecto de partir₉₋₁₀. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de partir o de partirse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partida and partirá apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
partida
7 ch
partirá

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partida is [paɾˈt̪ið̞a] while partirá is [paɾt̪iˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39987, 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]. partirá is at rank #37,249, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾt̪iˈɾa].

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 39987, this pair ranks #161,543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of partida vs partirá

Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "partida": d. Private to "partirá": á.

"partida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "partirá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partidaaprtida · paritda · parrtida · partdia · partiad · partidda · parttida · patrida

Frequency comparison

partida#2,738
partirá#37,249

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partida" and "partirá" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partida" is a noun and "partirá" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partida" or "partirá"?
"partida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,738 in our Spanish list, against #37,249 for "partirá". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering partida vs partirá

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “partida”; for a verb, it's “partirá”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “partida” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list