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

#31,485
“parteira” frequency rank
#1,404
“partida” frequency rank
32889
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parteira partida
Definition feminino de parteiro ato de partir, de sair para algum lado

Where the eye mixes parteira and partida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parteira runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against partida's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
parteira
7 ch
partida

Look-alike desk: parteira vs partida

A purely visual mix-up. parteira (/pɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/) and partida (/pɐɾ.ˈti.dɐ/) 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 32889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parteira is recorded at frequency rank #31,485, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. partida is at rank #1,404, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈti.dɐ/.

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 32889, this pair ranks #34,774 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parteira vs partida

Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "parteira": e. Private to "partida": d.

"parteira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "partida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parteira ← aprteira · paretira · parrteira · parteiar · parteirra · parteria · partiera · partteira
  • partida ← aprtida · paritda · parrtida · partdia · partiad · partidda · parttida · patrida

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "parteira" and "partida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/pɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/ versus /pɐɾ.ˈti.dɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "parteira" vs "partida" - which ranks higher?
"partida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,404 in our Portuguese list, against #31,485 for "parteira". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "parteira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "partida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,774 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "parteira" and "partida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parreira vs parteira". 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 #34,774 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