compartamosvscompartidosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: compartamos is a verb, compartidos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“compartamos” is a verb and “compartidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,808
“compartamos” frequency rank
#14,794
“compartidos” frequency rank
56602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartamos compartidos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de compartir. Forma del plural de compartido, participio de compartir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set compartamos and compartidos apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
compartamos
11 ch
compartidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compartamos is [kõmpaɾˈt̪amos] while compartidos is [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞os]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartamos is recorded at frequency rank #41,808, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪amos]. compartidos is at rank #14,794, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞os].

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 56602, this pair ranks #73,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of compartamos vs compartidos

Shared letters: acmoprst. Private to "compartamos": -. Private to "compartidos": di.

"compartamos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "compartidos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartamosccompartamos · cmopartamos · comaprtamos · commpartamos · comparatmos · comparrtamos · compartammos · compartamoss
  • compartidosccompartidos · cmopartidos · comaprtidos · commpartidos · comparitdos · comparrtidos · compartdios · compartiddos

Frequency comparison

compartamos#41,808
compartidos#14,794

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "compartamos" and "compartidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "compartamos" is a verb and "compartidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "compartamos" or "compartidos"?
"compartidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,794 in our Spanish list, against #41,808 for "compartamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering compartamos vs compartidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “compartamos”; for a participle, it's “compartidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “compartamos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list