Which to use
“partidas” is a noun and “partimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,420
- “partidas” frequency rank
- #21,430
- “partimos” frequency rank
- 29850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partidas | partimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Las cualidades morales que adornan a una persona. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de partir o de partirse. |
Where the eye mixes partidas and partimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partidas and partimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: partidas vs partimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partidas is [paɾˈt̪ið̞as] while partimos is [paɾˈt̪imos]. 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 29850, 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]. partimos is at rank #21,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [paɾˈt̪imos].
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 29850, this pair ranks #214,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partidas vs partimos
Shared letters: aiprst. Private to "partidas": d. Private to "partimos": mo.
"partidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "partimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partidas" and "partimos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "partidas" or "partimos" show up more?
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 "partidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partidas" and "partimos" 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 #214,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.