Which to use
“compañía” is a noun and “compartía” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #705
- “compañía” frequency rank
- #19,064
- “compartía” frequency rank
- 19769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compañía | compartía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto o consecuencia de acompañar o acompañarse; de estar, ser o existir junto a otro u otros. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir. |
Where the eye mixes compañía and compartía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. compañía runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against compartía's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between compañía and compartía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compañía is [kõmpaˈɲia] while compartía is [kõmpaɾˈt̪ia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compañía is recorded at frequency rank #705, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpaˈɲia]. compartía is at rank #19,064, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ia].
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 19769, this pair ranks #262,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compañía vs compartía
Shared letters: acmopí. Private to "compañía": ñ. Private to "compartía": rt.
"compañía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "compartía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compañía" and "compartía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "compañía" or "compartía"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "compañía" and "compartía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compañía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compartía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compañía" and "compartía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartía vs competía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.