compartavscompartirConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,915
“comparta” frequency rank
#1,403
“compartir” frequency rank
19318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparta compartir
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de compartir. Dividir algo y repartirlo.

Where the eye mixes comparta and compartir

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

8 ch
comparta
9 ch
compartir

Visual trap between comparta and compartir

A purely visual mix-up. comparta ([kõmˈpaɾt̪a]) and compartir ([kõmpaɾˈt̪iɾ]) 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 19318, 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]. compartir is at rank #1,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪iɾ].

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 19318, this pair ranks #264,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comparta vs compartir

Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "comparta": -. Private to "compartir": i.

"comparta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "compartir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartaccomparta · cmoparta · comaprta · commparta · comparat · comparrta · compartta · compatra
  • compartirccompartir · cmopartir · comaprtir · commpartir · comparitr · comparrtir · compartirr · compartri

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comparta" and "compartir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪a] versus [kõmpaɾˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comparta" or "compartir"?
"compartir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,403 in our Spanish list, against #17,915 for "comparta". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "comparta" and "compartir" 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 "compartir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #264,277 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparta" and "compartir" 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 #264,277 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