combatióvscompartióTell them apart

Which to use

“combatió” and “compartió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,708
“combatió” frequency rank
#9,423
“compartió” frequency rank
41131
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature combatió compartió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de combatir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes combatió and compartió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
combatió
9 ch
compartió

Why the eye confuses combatió with compartió

A purely visual mix-up. combatió ([kõmbaˈt̪jo]) and compartió ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

combatió is recorded at frequency rank #31,708, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmbaˈt̪jo]. compartió is at rank #9,423, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪jo].

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 41131, this pair ranks #155,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of combatió vs compartió

Shared letters: acimotó. Private to "combatió": b. Private to "compartió": pr.

"combatió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "compartió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "combatió" for "compartió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmbaˈt̪jo] versus [kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "combatió" vs "compartió" - which ranks higher?
"compartió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,423 in our Spanish list, against #31,708 for "combatió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "combatió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compartió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "combatió" and "compartió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "combatió vs combativa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #155,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list