Which to use
“paraíba” and “partida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,500
- “paraíba” frequency rank
- #1,404
- “partida” frequency rank
- 5904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paraíba | partida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nordestino | ato de partir, de sair para algum lado |
Letter map: paraíba vs partida
Shared letters muted; letters that set paraíba and partida apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. paraíba (CVCVVCV) and partida (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - paraíba / partida
paraíba and partida are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paraíba is recorded at frequency rank #4,500, classified as anoun. partida is at rank #1,404, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈti.dɐ/.
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 5904, this pair ranks #68,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of paraíba vs partida
Shared letters: apr. Private to "paraíba": bí. Private to "partida": dit.
"paraíba" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "partida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- partida ← aprtida · paritda · parrtida · partdia · partiad · partidda · parttida · patrida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paraíba" for "partida" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paraíba" vs "partida" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "paraíba" and "partida". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "paraíba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paraíba" and "partida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parteira vs partida". 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 #68,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.