compartevscompleteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,907
“comparte” frequency rank
#20,314
“complete” frequency rank
24221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparte complete
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 subjuntivo de completar.

Where the eye mixes comparte and complete

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

8 ch
comparte
8 ch
complete

Why the eye confuses comparte with complete

A purely visual mix-up. comparte ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e]) and complete ([kõmˈplet̪e]) 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 24221, 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]. complete is at rank #20,314, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪e].

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 24221, this pair ranks #242,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comparte vs complete

Shared letters: cemopt. Private to "comparte": ar. Private to "complete": l.

"comparte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "complete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparteccomparte · cmoparte · comaprte · commparte · comparet · comparrte · compartte · compatre
  • completeccomplete · cmoplete · comlpete · commplete · compelte · compleet · complette · compllete

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comparte" for "complete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e] versus [kõmˈplet̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comparte" or "complete" show up more?
"comparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,907 in our Spanish list, against #20,314 for "complete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "comparte" and "complete" 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 "complete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #242,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparte" and "complete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complete vs complice". 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 #242,169 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