Which to use
“parar” is a verb and “parte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #656
- “parar” frequency rank
- #114
- “parte” frequency rank
- 770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parar | parte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interromper um movimento ou uma ação | porção de um todo |
Where the eye mixes parar and parte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: parar vs parte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parar is /pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/ while parte is /ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parar is recorded at frequency rank #656, classified as averb, pronounced /pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pɐ.ˈɾa/. parte is at rank #114, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/.
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 770, this pair ranks #74,886 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parar vs parte
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parar": -. Private to "parte": et.
"parar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parar" and "parte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parar" vs "parte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "parar" and "parte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,886 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parar" and "parte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parar vs pastar". 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 #74,886 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.