Which to use
“parir” is a verb and “parts” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,846
- “parir” frequency rank
- #30,666
- “parts” frequency rank
- 69512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parir | parts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a ação do parto; realizar o nascimento de uma nova vida gerada em um útero (nos animais vivíparos) | forma plural de part |
Where the eye mixes parir and parts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. parir (CVCVC) and parts (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses parir with parts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parir is /paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)] while parts is /ˈpalts/. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parir is recorded at frequency rank #38,846, classified as averb, pronounced /paˈɾi(ʁ)/ [paˈɾi(h)]. parts is at rank #30,666, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈpalts/.
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 69512, this pair ranks #3,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of parir vs parts
Shared letters: apr. Private to "parir": i. Private to "parts": st.
"parir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "parir" and "parts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "parir" or "parts"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "parir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parir" and "parts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "papiro vs parir". 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 #3,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.