compartasvscomportaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: compartas is a verb, comporta is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“compartas” is a verb and “comporta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,809
“compartas” frequency rank
#13,413
“comporta” frequency rank
55222
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartas comporta
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de compartir. Tipo de canasta que en algunos sitios usan para la vendimia.

Where the eye mixes compartas and comporta

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

9 ch
compartas
8 ch
comporta

Why the eye confuses compartas with comporta

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compartas is [kõmˈpaɾt̪as] while comporta is [kõmˈpoɾt̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartas is recorded at frequency rank #41,809, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪as]. comporta is at rank #13,413, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpoɾt̪a].

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 55222, this pair ranks #79,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of compartas vs comporta

Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartas": s. Private to "comporta": -.

"compartas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "comporta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartasccompartas · cmopartas · comaprtas · commpartas · comparats · comparrtas · compartass · compartsa
  • comportaccomporta · cmoporta · commporta · comoprta · comporat · comporrta · comportta · compotra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "compartas" and "comporta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "compartas" is a verb and "comporta" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "compartas" or "comporta"?
"comporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,413 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "compartas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comporta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartas" and "comporta" 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 #79,858 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