comparecióvscompartióWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“compareció” and “compartió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,200
“compareció” frequency rank
#9,423
“compartió” frequency rank
49623
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compareció compartió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comparecer. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes compareció and compartió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
compareció
9 ch
compartió

Why the eye confuses compareció with compartió

A purely visual mix-up. compareció ([kõmpaɾeˈsjo]) and compartió ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) 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 49623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compareció is recorded at frequency rank #40,200, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾeˈsjo]. compartió is at rank #9,423, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪jo].

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 49623, this pair ranks #107,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of compareció vs compartió

Shared letters: acimopró. Private to "compareció": e. Private to "compartió": t.

"compareció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV  ·  "compartió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "compareció" for "compartió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpaɾeˈsjo] versus [kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "compareció" vs "compartió" - which ranks higher?
"compartió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,423 in our Spanish list, against #40,200 for "compareció". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compareció" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compartió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compareció" and "compartió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparecer vs compareció". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #107,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list