partição vs partida, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#27,964
“partição” frequency rank: #1,404
“partida” frequency rank: 29368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	partição	partida
Definition	ato ou efeito de partir, de dividir	ato de partir, de sair para algum lado

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partição and partida apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

partição

7 ch

partida

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. partição (/pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 29368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partição is recorded at frequency rank #27,964, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. 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 29368, this pair ranks #39,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of partição vs partida

Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "partição": oãç. Private to "partida": d.

"partição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "partida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

partida ← aprtida · paritda · parrtida · partdia · partiad · partidda · parttida · patrida

Frequency comparison

partição#27,964

partida#1,404

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partição" and "partida" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ versus /pɐɾ.ˈti.dɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "partição" or "partida"?

"partida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,404 in our Portuguese list, against #27,964 for "partição". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering partição vs partida

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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