Which to use
“partir” is a verb and “pátio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #298
- “partir” frequency rank
- #5,990
- “pátio” frequency rank
- 6288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | partir | pátio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dividir em partes | recinto descoberto no interior de uma casa |
Where the eye mixes partir and pátio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. partir runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against pátio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: partir vs pátio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: partir is /pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/ while pátio is /ˈpa.tju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6288, 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/. pátio is at rank #5,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tju/.
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 6288, this pair ranks #68,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of partir vs pátio
Shared letters: ipt. Private to "partir": ar. Private to "pátio": oá.
"partir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pátio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- partir ← aprtir · paritr · parrtir · partirr · partri · parttir · patrir · ppartir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "partir" and "pátio" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "partir" or "pátio"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "partir" and "pátio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "partir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pátio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "partir" and "pátio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "papiro vs pátio". 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 #68,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.