partyvspastoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#5,875
“party” frequency rank
#23,436
“pasto” frequency rank
29311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature party pasto
Definition relativo a partido ato de pastar

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
party
5 ch
pasto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: party is anadjective and pastoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

party is recorded at frequency rank #5,875, classified as anadj. pasto is at rank #23,436, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaʃ.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 29311, this pair ranks #39,368 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of party vs pasto

Shared letters: apt. Private to "party": ry. Private to "pasto": os.

"party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "pasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partyaprty · parrty · partty · partyy · paryt · patry · pparty · praty
  • pastoapsto · pasot · passto · pastto · patso · ppasto · psato

Frequency comparison

party#5,875
pasto#23,436

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "party" and "pasto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "party" is an adjective and "pasto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "party" or "pasto"?
"party" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,875 in our Portuguese list, against #23,436 for "pasto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering party vs pasto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “party”; for a noun, it's “pasto”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “party” 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