partidosvspartimosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: partidos is a participle, partimos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“partidos” is a participle and “partimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#578
“partidos” frequency rank
#21,430
“partimos” frequency rank
22008
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partidos partimos
Definition Forma del plural de partido, participio de partir. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de partir o de partirse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partidos and partimos apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
partidos
8 ch
partimos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partidos is [paɾˈt̪ið̞os] while partimos is [paɾˈt̪imos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “partidos” becomes m in “partimos”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partidos is recorded at frequency rank #578, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞os]. 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 22008, this pair ranks #252,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partidos vs partimos

Shared letters: aioprst. Private to "partidos": d. Private to "partimos": m.

"partidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "partimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partidosaprtidos · paritdos · parrtidos · partdios · partiddos · partidoss · partidso · partiods
  • partimosaprtimos · paritmos · parrtimos · partimmos · partimoss · partimso · partioms · partmios

Frequency comparison

partidos#578
partimos#21,430

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partidos" and "partimos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partidos" is a participle and "partimos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "partidos" or "partimos"?
"partidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #578 in our Spanish list, against #21,430 for "partimos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering partidos vs partimos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “partidos”; for a verb, it's “partimos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “partidos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list