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

#3,907
“comparte” frequency rank
#6,758
“comparto” frequency rank
10665
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparte comparto
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de compartir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes comparte and comparto

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

8 ch
comparte
8 ch
comparto

Why the eye confuses comparte with comparto

A purely visual mix-up. comparte ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e]) and comparto ([kõmˈpaɾt̪o]) 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 - e in “comparte” becomes o in “comparto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comparte is recorded at frequency rank #3,907, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪e]. comparto is at rank #6,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪o].

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 10665, this pair ranks #297,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comparte vs comparto

Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "comparte": e. Private to "comparto": -.

"comparte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "comparto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparteccomparte · cmoparte · comaprte · commparte · comparet · comparrte · compartte · compatre
  • compartoccomparto · cmoparto · comaprto · commparto · comparot · comparrto · compartto · compatro

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comparte" for "comparto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e] versus [kõmˈpaɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comparte" or "comparto" show up more?
"comparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,907 in our Spanish list, against #6,758 for "comparto". 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 "comparte" and "comparto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comparte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comparto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparte" and "comparto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparte 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 #297,828 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