Which to use
“partner” and “partners” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,667
- “partner” frequency rank
- #30,610
- “partners” frequency rank
- 66277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partner | partners |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Socio o compañero, persona con la que se mantiene una relación comercial. | Forma del plural de partner. |
Where the eye mixes partner and partners
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses partner with partners
A purely visual mix-up. partner ([ˈpaɾt̪neɾ]) and partners (/ˈpɑɹtnɚz/) 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) - “partner” sits inside “partners”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partner is recorded at frequency rank #35,667, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪neɾ]. partners is at rank #30,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑɹtnɚz/.
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 66277, this pair ranks #40,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partner vs partners
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "partner": -. Private to "partners": s.
"partner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "partners" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partner" for "partners" ever safe?
Which is more common, "partner" or "partners"?
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 "partner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partners" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partner" and "partners" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partera vs partner". 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 #40,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.