compartevscompeteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,907
“comparte” frequency rank
#31,712
“compete” frequency rank
35619
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes comparte and compete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
comparte
7 ch
compete

Visual trap between comparte and compete

A purely visual mix-up. comparte ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e]) and compete ([kõmˈpet̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35619, 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]. compete is at rank #31,712, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpet̪e].

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 35619, this pair ranks #185,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comparte vs compete

Shared letters: cemopt. Private to "comparte": ar. Private to "compete": -.

"comparte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "compete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparteccomparte · cmoparte · comaprte · commparte · comparet · comparrte · compartte · compatre
  • competeccompete · cmopete · comepte · commpete · compeet · compette · comppete · comptee

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comparte" for "compete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e] versus [kõmˈpet̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comparte" or "compete"?
"comparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,907 in our Spanish list, against #31,712 for "compete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comparte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #185,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparte" and "compete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compete vs compita". 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 #185,073 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