Which to use
“parte” and “parto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #114
- “parte” frequency rank
- #3,925
- “parto” frequency rank
- 4039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parte | parto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de um todo | o ato de dar à luz, o ato de parir |
Where the eye mixes parte and parto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. parte (/ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/) and parto (/ˈpaɾ.tu/) 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 a single letter - e in “parte” becomes o in “parto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parte is recorded at frequency rank #114, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/. parto is at rank #3,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.tu/.
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 4039, this pair ranks #70,989 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parte vs parto
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "parte": e. Private to "parto": o.
"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "parto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV