Which to use
“partidas” is a noun and “partidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,420
- “partidas” frequency rank
- #578
- “partidos” frequency rank
- 8998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partidas | partidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Las cualidades morales que adornan a una persona. | Forma del plural de partido, participio de partir. |
Where the eye mixes partidas and partidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between partidas and partidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partidas is [paɾˈt̪ið̞as] while partidos is [paɾˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “partidas” becomes o in “partidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partidas is recorded at frequency rank #8,420, classified as anoun, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞as]. partidos is at rank #578, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞os].
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 8998, this pair ranks #303,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partidas vs partidos
Shared letters: adiprst. Private to "partidas": -. Private to "partidos": o.
"partidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "partidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partidas" for "partidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partidas" vs "partidos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "partidas" and "partidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "partidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partidas" and "partidos" 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 #303,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.