partyvspataWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#5,875
“party” frequency rank
#15,417
“pata” frequency rank
21292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature party pata
Definition relativo a partido a fêmea do pato

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
party
4 ch
pata

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: party is anadjective and pataanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

party is recorded at frequency rank #5,875, classified as anadj. pata is at rank #15,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpa.tɐ/.

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 21292, this pair ranks #49,016 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of party vs pata

Shared letters: apt. Private to "party": ry. Private to "pata": -.

"party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "pata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partyaprty · parrty · partty · partyy · paryt · patry · pparty · praty
  • pataapta · paat · patta · ppata · ptaa

Frequency comparison

party#5,875
pata#15,417

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "party" and "pata" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "party" is an adjective and "pata" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "party" or "pata"?
"party" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,875 in our Portuguese list, against #15,417 for "pata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering party vs pata

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 “pata”.
  • 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