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

#17,915
“comparta” frequency rank
#22,616
“compartían” frequency rank
40531
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparta compartían
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de compartir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes comparta and compartían

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

8 ch
comparta
10 ch
compartían

Look-alike desk: comparta vs compartían

A purely visual mix-up. comparta ([kõmˈpaɾt̪a]) and compartían ([kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comparta is recorded at frequency rank #17,915, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪a]. compartían is at rank #22,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn].

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 40531, this pair ranks #158,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comparta vs compartían

Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "comparta": -. Private to "compartían": .

"comparta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "compartían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartaccomparta · cmoparta · comaprta · commparta · comparat · comparrta · compartta · compatra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comparta" for "compartían" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪a] versus [kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comparta" or "compartían"?
"comparta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,915 in our Spanish list, against #22,616 for "compartían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "comparta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compartían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #158,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparta" and "compartían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparta vs comportar". 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 #158,563 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