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“partitura” and “partituras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,331
“partitura” frequency rank
#33,262
“partituras” frequency rank
62593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partitura partituras
Definition Pentagrama sobre el cual se ubican los símbolos que representan los componentes musicales de la obra escrita en ella y hacen posible su ejecución Forma del plural de partitura.

Where the eye mixes partitura and partituras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. partitura runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against partituras's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
partitura
10 ch
partituras

Why the eye confuses partitura with partituras

A purely visual mix-up. partitura ([paɾt̪iˈt̪uɾa]) and partituras ([paɾt̪iˈt̪uɾas]) 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) - “partitura” sits inside “partituras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partitura is recorded at frequency rank #29,331, classified as anoun, pronounced [paɾt̪iˈt̪uɾa]. partituras is at rank #33,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paɾt̪iˈt̪uɾas].

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 62593, this pair ranks #51,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of partitura vs partituras

Shared letters: aiprtu. Private to "partitura": -. Private to "partituras": s.

"partitura" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "partituras" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partitura ← aprtitura · parittura · parrtitura · partitrua · partittura · partituar · partiturra · partiutra
  • partituras ← aprtituras · paritturas · parrtituras · partitruas · partitturas · partituars · partiturass · partiturras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partitura" and "partituras" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paɾt̪iˈt̪uɾa] versus [paɾt̪iˈt̪uɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "partitura" vs "partituras" - which ranks higher?
"partitura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,331 in our Spanish list, against #33,262 for "partituras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "partitura" and "partituras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "partitura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partituras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "partitura" and "partituras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partirá vs partitura". 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 #51,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list