compartanvscompartesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,293
“compartan” frequency rank
#26,762
“compartes” frequency rank
43055
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartan compartes
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 indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes compartan and compartes

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

9 ch
compartan
9 ch
compartes

Why the eye confuses compartan with compartes

A purely visual mix-up. compartan ([kõmˈpaɾt̪ãn]) and compartes ([kõmˈpaɾt̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43055, 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]. compartes is at rank #26,762, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪es].

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 43055, this pair ranks #144,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of compartan vs compartes

Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartan": n. Private to "compartes": es.

"compartan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "compartes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartanccompartan · cmopartan · comaprtan · commpartan · comparatn · comparrtan · compartann · compartna
  • compartesccompartes · cmopartes · comaprtes · commpartes · comparets · comparrtes · compartess · compartse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "compartan" and "compartes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪ãn] versus [kõmˈpaɾt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "compartan" vs "compartes" - which ranks higher?
"compartan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,293 in our Spanish list, against #26,762 for "compartes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compartan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compartes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #144,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartan" and "compartes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartes vs comporten". 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 #144,788 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