Which to use
“partida” is a noun and “partido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,404
- “partida” frequency rank
- #570
- “partido” frequency rank
- 1974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partida | partido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de partir, de sair para algum lado | quebrado |
Where the eye mixes partida and partido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partida and partido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between partida and partido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partida is /pɐɾ.ˈti.dɐ/ while partido is /pɐɾ.ˈti.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “partida” becomes o in “partido”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partida is recorded at frequency rank #1,404, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈti.dɐ/. partido is at rank #570, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈti.du/.
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 1974, this pair ranks #73,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partida vs partido
Shared letters: adiprt. Private to "partida": -. Private to "partido": o.
"partida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "partido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partida" for "partido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partida" vs "partido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "partida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partida" and "partido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parteira vs partida". 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 #73,528 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.