partida vs partilha, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#1,404
“partida” frequency rank: #7,195
“partilha” frequency rank: 8599
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	partida	partilha
Definition	ato de partir, de sair para algum lado	operação que consiste em dividir em partes; repartição

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partida and partilha apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

partida

8 ch

partilha

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. partida (/pɐɾ.ˈti.dɐ/) and partilha (/pɐɾ.ˈti.ʎɐ/) 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 8599, 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/. partilha is at rank #7,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈti.ʎɐ/.

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 8599, this pair ranks #65,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partida vs partilha

Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "partida": d. Private to "partilha": hl.

"partida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "partilha" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

partida ← aprtida · paritda · parrtida · partdia · partiad · partidda · parttida · patrida
partilha ← aprtilha · paritlha · parrtilha · partihla · partilah · partilhha · partillha · partliha

Frequency comparison

partida#1,404

partilha#7,195

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"partida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,404 in our Portuguese list, against #7,195 for "partilha". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering partida vs partilha

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.
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