Which to use
“parte” and “pata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #114
- “parte” frequency rank
- #15,417
- “pata” frequency rank
- 15531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parte | pata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de um todo | a fêmea do pato |
Where the eye mixes parte and pata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. parte (/ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/) and pata (/ˈpa.tɐ/) 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 15531, 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/. pata is at rank #15,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tɐ/.
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 15531, this pair ranks #56,265 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of parte vs pata
Shared letters: apt. Private to "parte": er. Private to "pata": -.
"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV