partilha vs partilhar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“partilha” is a noun and “partilhar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,195
“partilha” frequency rank: #5,874
“partilhar” frequency rank: 13069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	partilha	partilhar
Definition	operação que consiste em dividir em partes; repartição	dividir, compartilhar, repartir

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set partilha and partilhar apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

partilha

9 ch

partilhar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partilha is /pɐɾ.ˈti.ʎɐ/ while partilhar is /pɐɾ.ti.ˈʎaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “partilha” sits inside “partilhar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partilha is recorded at frequency rank #7,195, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈti.ʎɐ/. partilhar is at rank #5,874, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɐɾ.ti.ˈʎaɾ/.

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 13069, this pair ranks #59,371 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partilha vs partilhar

Shared letters: ahilprt. Private to "partilha": -. Private to "partilhar": -.

"partilha" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "partilhar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

partilha ← aprtilha · paritlha · parrtilha · partihla · partilah · partilhha · partillha · partliha
partilhar ← aprtilhar · paritlhar · parrtilhar · partihlar · partilahr · partilharr · partilhhar · partilhra

Frequency comparison

partilha#7,195

partilhar#5,874

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "partilha" is a noun and "partilhar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

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

"partilhar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,874 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 partilha vs partilhar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “partilha”; for a verb, it's “partilhar”.
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