comparenvscomparteWhich spelling fits?

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

#39,650
“comparen” frequency rank
#3,907
“comparte” frequency rank
43557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparen comparte
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comparar o de compararse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes comparen and comparte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
comparen
8 ch
comparte

Look-alike desk: comparen vs comparte

A purely visual mix-up. comparen ([kõmˈpaɾẽn]) and comparte ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e]) 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 43557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comparen is recorded at frequency rank #39,650, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾẽn]. comparte is at rank #3,907, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪e].

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 43557, this pair ranks #142,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comparen vs comparte

Shared letters: acemopr. Private to "comparen": n. Private to "comparte": t.

"comparen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "comparte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparenccomparen · cmoparen · comapren · commparen · compaern · comparenn · comparne · comparren
  • comparteccomparte · cmoparte · comaprte · commparte · comparet · comparrte · compartte · compatre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comparen" for "comparte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾẽn] versus [kõmˈpaɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comparen" or "comparte"?
"comparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,907 in our Spanish list, against #39,650 for "comparen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "comparen" and "comparte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comparen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comparte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparen" and "comparte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparen vs comporten". 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 #142,007 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