Which to use
“partirse” and “portarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,846
- “partirse” frequency rank
- #41,549
- “portarse” frequency rank
- 91395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partirse | portarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quedar dividido en dos o más partes. | Tener una determinada conducta. |
Where the eye mixes partirse and portarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partirse and portarse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between partirse and portarse
A purely visual mix-up. partirse ([paɾˈt̪iɾse]) and portarse ([poɾˈt̪aɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partirse is recorded at frequency rank #49,846, classified as averb, pronounced [paɾˈt̪iɾse]. portarse is at rank #41,549, tagged as averb, pronounced [poɾˈt̪aɾse].
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 91395, this pair ranks #2,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partirse vs portarse
Shared letters: aeprst. Private to "partirse": i. Private to "portarse": o.
"partirse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "portarse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partirse" for "portarse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partirse" vs "portarse" - which ranks higher?
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 "partirse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "portarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partirse" and "portarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partirá vs partirse". 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 #2,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.