Which to use
“compañía” and “comparsa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #705
- “compañía” frequency rank
- #28,292
- “comparsa” frequency rank
- 28997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compañía | comparsa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto o consecuencia de acompañar o acompañarse; de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros. | En una obra de teatro, grupo de personas que no hablan. |
Where the eye mixes compañía and comparsa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses compañía with comparsa
A purely visual mix-up. compañía ([kõmpaˈɲia]) and comparsa ([kõmˈpaɾsa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compañía is recorded at frequency rank #705, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpaˈɲia]. comparsa is at rank #28,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾsa].
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 28997, this pair ranks #219,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compañía vs comparsa
Shared letters: acmop. Private to "compañía": íñ. Private to "comparsa": rs.
"compañía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "comparsa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comparsa ← ccomparsa · cmoparsa · comaprsa · commparsa · comparas · comparrsa · comparssa · compasra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compañía" for "comparsa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "compañía" vs "comparsa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "compañía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comparsa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compañía" and "comparsa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparaba vs comparsa". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #219,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.