parquevsparteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“parque” and “parte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,055
“parque” frequency rank
#114
“parte” frequency rank
1169
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parque parte
Definition terreno extenso (por vezes murado, ajardinado ou silvestre) para plantas ou para caça porção de um todo

Where the eye mixes parque and parte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
parque
5 ch
parte

Visual trap between parque and parte

A purely visual mix-up. parque (/ˈpaɾ.kɨ/) 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 1169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parque is recorded at frequency rank #1,055, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.kɨ/. 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 1169, this pair ranks #74,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of parque vs parte

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "parque": qu. Private to "parte": t.

"parque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parqueaprque · paqrue · parqeu · parqque · parrque · paruqe · pparque · praque
  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parque" and "parte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpaɾ.kɨ/ versus /ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "parque" vs "parte" - which ranks higher?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #114 in our Portuguese list, against #1,055 for "parque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "parque" 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 #74,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parque" 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 #74,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list