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

#3,907
“comparte” frequency rank
#14,314
“compraste” frequency rank
18221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparte compraste
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de compartir. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar.

Where the eye mixes comparte and compraste

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

8 ch
comparte
9 ch
compraste

Why the eye confuses comparte with compraste

A purely visual mix-up. comparte ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e]) and compraste ([kõmˈpɾast̪e]) 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 18221, 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]. compraste is at rank #14,314, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾast̪e].

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 18221, this pair ranks #268,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comparte vs compraste

Shared letters: acemoprt. Private to "comparte": -. Private to "compraste": s.

"comparte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "compraste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparteccomparte · cmoparte · comaprte · commparte · comparet · comparrte · compartte · compatre
  • comprasteccompraste · cmopraste · commpraste · comparste · comppraste · compraset · comprasste · comprastte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comparte" and "compraste" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪e] versus [kõmˈpɾast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comparte" vs "compraste" - which ranks higher?
"comparte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,907 in our Spanish list, against #14,314 for "compraste". 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 "compraste" 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 "compraste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #268,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparte" and "compraste" 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 #268,826 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