Which to use
“partido” is an adjective and “parto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #570
- “partido” frequency rank
- #3,925
- “parto” frequency rank
- 4495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partido | parto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quebrado | o ato de dar à luz, o ato de parir |
Where the eye mixes partido and parto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. partido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against parto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: partido vs parto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partido is /pɐɾ.ˈti.du/ while parto is /ˈpaɾ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partido is recorded at frequency rank #570, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈti.du/. parto is at rank #3,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɾ.tu/.
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 4495, this pair ranks #70,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partido vs parto
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "partido": di. Private to "parto": -.
"partido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "parto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "partido" and "parto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "partido" or "parto"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "partido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partido" and "parto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parto vs Pluto". 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 #70,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.