Which to use
“parede” and “parte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,020
- “parede” frequency rank
- #114
- “parte” frequency rank
- 2134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parede | parte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obra de alvenaria que fecha ou divide o espaço em uma construção | porção de um todo |
Where the eye mixes parede and parte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between parede and parte
A purely visual mix-up. parede (/pɐ.ˈɾe.dʒɪ/) and parte (/ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/) 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 2134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parede is recorded at frequency rank #2,020, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐ.ˈɾe.dʒɪ/. 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 2134, this pair ranks #73,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parede vs parte
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parede": d. Private to "parte": t.
"parede" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "parede" and "parte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "parede" vs "parte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "parede" and "parte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parede" 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 #73,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parede" and "parte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pale vs parte". 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 #73,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.