partevspuréWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#114
“parte” frequency rank
#41,198
“puré” frequency rank
41312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parte puré
Definition porção de um todo iguaria feita de legumes, carnes ou frutas raladas transformadas num caldo grosso ou numa massa pastosa

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set parte and puré apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
parte
4 ch
puré

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. parte (/ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/) and puré (/pu.ˈɾɛ/) 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 41312, 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/. puré is at rank #41,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pu.ˈɾɛ/.

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 41312, this pair ranks #24,625 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parte vs puré

Shared letters: pr. Private to "parte": aet. Private to "puré": .

"parte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "puré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parteaprte · paret · parrte · partte · patre · pparte · prate

Frequency comparison

parte#114
puré#41,198

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parte" and "puré" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpaɾ.tɨ/, /ˈpaɾt/ versus /pu.ˈɾɛ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "parte" or "puré"?
"parte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #114 in our Portuguese list, against #41,198 for "puré". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering parte vs puré

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “parte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list