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

#16,293
“compartan” frequency rank
#41,809
“compartas” frequency rank
58102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartan compartas
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de compartir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes compartan and compartas

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

9 ch
compartan
9 ch
compartas

Why the eye confuses compartan with compartas

A purely visual mix-up. compartan ([kõmˈpaɾt̪ãn]) and compartas ([kõmˈpaɾt̪as]) 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 a single letter - n in “compartan” becomes s in “compartas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartan is recorded at frequency rank #16,293, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪ãn]. compartas is at rank #41,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪as].

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 58102, this pair ranks #67,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of compartan vs compartas

Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartan": n. Private to "compartas": s.

"compartan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "compartas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartanccompartan · cmopartan · comaprtan · commpartan · comparatn · comparrtan · compartann · compartna
  • compartasccompartas · cmopartas · comaprtas · commpartas · comparats · comparrtas · compartass · compartsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "compartan" for "compartas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪ãn] versus [kõmˈpaɾt̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "compartan" vs "compartas" - which ranks higher?
"compartan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,293 in our Spanish list, against #41,809 for "compartas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "compartan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compartas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartan" and "compartas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartas 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 #67,795 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