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 eye mixes partição and partida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. partição runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against partida's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between partição and partida
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partição" and "partida" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "partição" or "partida"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "partição" and "partida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "partição" 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 #39,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partição" and "partida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partição vs perdição". 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 #39,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.