comparsavscompartoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: comparsa is a noun, comparto is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comparsa” is a noun and “comparto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,292
“comparsa” frequency rank
#6,758
“comparto” frequency rank
35050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparsa comparto
Definition En una obra de teatro, grupo de personas que no hablan. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes comparsa and comparto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
comparsa
8 ch
comparto

Visual trap between comparsa and comparto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comparsa is [kõmˈpaɾsa] while comparto is [kõmˈpaɾt̪o]. 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 35050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comparsa is recorded at frequency rank #28,292, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾsa]. comparto is at rank #6,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪o].

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 35050, this pair ranks #188,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comparsa vs comparto

Shared letters: acmopr. Private to "comparsa": s. Private to "comparto": t.

"comparsa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "comparto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparsaccomparsa · cmoparsa · comaprsa · commparsa · comparas · comparrsa · comparssa · compasra
  • compartoccomparto · cmoparto · comaprto · commparto · comparot · comparrto · compartto · compatro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comparsa" and "comparto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comparsa" is a noun and "comparto" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "comparsa" vs "comparto" - which ranks higher?
"comparto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,758 in our Spanish list, against #28,292 for "comparsa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comparsa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comparto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #188,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparsa" and "comparto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparaba vs comparsa". 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 #188,133 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