partsvspazesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: parts is a adjective, pazes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“parts” is an adjective and “pazes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,666
“parts” frequency rank
#16,831
“pazes” frequency rank
47497
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parts pazes
Definition forma plural de part reconciliação, ação ou resultado da ação de fazer reestabelecida relação de amistosidade mútua

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set parts and pazes apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
parts
5 ch
pazes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parts is anadjective and pazesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parts is recorded at frequency rank #30,666, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpalts/. pazes is at rank #16,831, tagged as anoun.

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 47497, this pair ranks #17,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of parts vs pazes

Shared letters: aps. Private to "parts": rt. Private to "pazes": ez.

"parts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "pazes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partsaprts · parrts · parst · partss · partts · patrs · pparts · prats
  • pazesapzes · paezs · pazess · pazse · pazzes · ppazes · pzaes

Frequency comparison

parts#30,666
pazes#16,831

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parts" and "pazes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parts" is an adjective and "pazes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "parts" or "pazes"?
"pazes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,831 in our Portuguese list, against #30,666 for "parts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering parts vs pazes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “parts”; for a noun, it's “pazes”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “parts” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list