Which to use
“partir” and “pastar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #298
- “partir” frequency rank
- #48,580
- “pastar” frequency rank
- 48878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partir | pastar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dividir em partes | comer a erva de |
Where the eye mixes partir and pastar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. partir and pastar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses partir with pastar
A purely visual mix-up. partir (/pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/) and pastar (/pɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
partir is recorded at frequency rank #298, classified as averb, pronounced /pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/. pastar is at rank #48,580, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 48878, this pair ranks #16,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of partir vs pastar
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "partir": i. Private to "pastar": s.
"partir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pastar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "partir" for "pastar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "partir" vs "pastar" - which ranks higher?
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 "partir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pastar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partir" and "pastar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pastar vs pasteur". 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 #16,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.