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

#3,907
“comparte” frequency rank
#17,078
“compite” frequency rank
20985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparte compite
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 competir.

Where the eye mixes comparte and compite

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

8 ch
comparte
7 ch
compite

Visual trap between comparte and compite

A purely visual mix-up. comparte ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e]) and compite ([kõmˈpit̪e]) 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 20985, 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]. compite is at rank #17,078, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpit̪e].

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 20985, this pair ranks #256,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comparte vs compite

Shared letters: cemopt. Private to "comparte": ar. Private to "compite": i.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparteccomparte · cmoparte · comaprte · commparte · comparet · comparrte · compartte · compatre
  • compiteccompite · cmopite · comipte · commpite · compiet · compitte · comppite · comptie

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comparte" for "compite" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e] versus [kõmˈpit̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comparte" or "compite" show up more?
"comparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,907 in our Spanish list, against #17,078 for "compite". 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 "compite" 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 "compite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #256,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparte" and "compite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compite vs copita". 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 #256,902 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