Which to use
“compañía” is a noun and “componía” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #705
- “compañía” frequency rank
- #35,420
- “componía” frequency rank
- 36125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compañía | componía |
|---|---|---|
| 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 componer. |
Where the eye mixes compañía and componía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. compañía and componía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: compañía vs componía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compañía is [kõmpaˈɲia] while componía is [kõmpoˈnia]. 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 36125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compañía is recorded at frequency rank #705, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpaˈɲia]. componía is at rank #35,420, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpoˈnia].
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 36125, this pair ranks #182,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compañía vs componía
Shared letters: acmopí. Private to "compañía": ñ. Private to "componía": n.
"compañía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "componía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compañía" for "componía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "compañía" or "componía"?
After this comparison
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 "componía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compañía" and "componía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competía vs componía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #182,351 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.