Which to use
“partir” and “partirá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #579
- “partir” frequency rank
- #37,249
- “partirá” frequency rank
- 37828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partir | partirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer divisiones en un todo, de tal modo de separarlo en partes. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de partir o de partirse. |
Where the eye mixes partir and partirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partir runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against partirá's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: partir vs partirá
A purely visual mix-up. partir ([paɾˈt̪iɾ]) and partirá ([paɾt̪iˈɾa]) 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) - “partir” sits inside “partirá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partir is recorded at frequency rank #579, classified as averb, pronounced [paɾˈt̪iɾ]. 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 37828, this pair ranks #173,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of partir vs partirá
Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "partir": -. Private to "partirá": á.
"partir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "partirá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- partir ← aprtir · paritr · parrtir · partirr · partri · parttir · patrir · ppartir
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "partir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partir" and "partirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partían vs partirá". 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 #173,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.