partir

//pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#298

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

partir is aPortugueseverb. It means: dividir em partes Pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/. It ranks #298 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with parto and party.

Key facts for partir
PropertyValue
Headwordpartir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#298
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of partir in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for partir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #298 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for partir, with forms such as "aprtir", "paritr", and "parrtir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "parto", "party", "pátio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is partir, spelled P-A-R-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    dividir em partes
  2. 2
    repartir
  3. 3
    distribuir
  4. 4
    sair de um lugar
  5. 5
    abalar
  6. 6
    ir embora

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprtir,paritr,parrtir,partirr,partri,parttir,patrir,ppartir,pratir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for partir

Misspelling Variants of "partir"

aprtir6paritr6parrtir7partirr7partri6parttir7patrir6ppartir7
Misspelling Variants of "partir"

Frequency rank: #298 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "partir"?
"partir" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/.
What does "partir" mean?
As a verb, "partir" means: dividir em partes
What words are commonly confused with "partir"?
"partir" is commonly confused with "parto", "party", "pátio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "partir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partir" is /pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "partir" come from?
"partir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.