Which to use
“compañera” and “compañía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,313
- “compañera” frequency rank
- #705
- “compañía” frequency rank
- 5018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compañera | compañía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de compañero. | Acto o consecuencia de acompañar o acompañarse; de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros. |
Where the eye mixes compañera and compañía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. compañera runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against compañía's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: compañera vs compañía
A purely visual mix-up. compañera ([kõmpaˈɲeɾa]) and compañía ([kõmpaˈɲia]) 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 5018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compañera is recorded at frequency rank #4,313, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpaˈɲeɾa]. compañía is at rank #705, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmpaˈɲia].
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 5018, this pair ranks #314,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compañera vs compañía
Shared letters: acmopñ. Private to "compañera": er. Private to "compañía": í.
"compañera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "compañía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compañera" for "compañía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "compañera" or "compañía"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compañera" and "compañía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compañera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compañía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compañera" and "compañía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compañía vs competía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #314,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.