partovspasoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,765
“parto” frequency rank
#343
“paso” frequency rank
6108
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parto paso
Definition Conjunto de fenómenos fisiológicos propios de los animales vivíparos que lleva a la expulsión del útero del feto y de la placenta Cada uno de los movimientos de avance de las piernas al caminar.

Where the eye mixes parto and paso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
parto
4 ch
paso

Look-alike desk: parto vs paso

A purely visual mix-up. parto ([ˈpaɾt̪o]) and paso ([ˈpaso]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parto is recorded at frequency rank #5,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaɾt̪o]. paso is at rank #343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaso].

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 6108, this pair ranks #311,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parto vs paso

Shared letters: aop. Private to "parto": rt. Private to "paso": s.

"parto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "paso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partoaprto · parot · parrto · partto · patro · pparto · prato
  • pasoapso · paos · passo · ppaso · psao

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parto" and "paso" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaɾt̪o] versus [ˈpaso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "parto" vs "paso" - which ranks higher?
"paso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #343 in our Spanish list, against #5,765 for "parto". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "parto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "paso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #311,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parto" and "paso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parca vs parto". 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 #311,722 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