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 eye mixes partida and partilha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partida runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against partilha's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: partida vs partilha
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partida" for "partilha" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partida" vs "partilha" - which ranks higher?
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 "partida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "partilha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partida" and "partilha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "partilha vs pastilha". 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 #65,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.