Which to use
“compañía” is a noun and “comparta” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #705
- “compañía” frequency rank
- #17,915
- “comparta” frequency rank
- 18620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compañía | comparta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto o consecuencia de acompañar o acompañarse; de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de compartir. |
Where the eye mixes compañía and comparta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. compañía (CVCCVCVV) and comparta (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses compañía with comparta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compañía is [kõmpaˈɲia] while comparta is [kõmˈpaɾt̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compañía is recorded at frequency rank #705, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpaˈɲia]. comparta is at rank #17,915, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪a].
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 18620, this pair ranks #267,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compañía vs comparta
Shared letters: acmop. Private to "compañía": íñ. Private to "comparta": rt.
"compañía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "comparta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comparta ← ccomparta · cmoparta · comaprta · commparta · comparat · comparrta · compartta · compatra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compañía" and "comparta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "compañía" vs "comparta" - 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 "comparta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compañía" and "comparta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparta vs comportar". 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 #267,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.