Which to use
“comparten” and “comportan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,811
- “comparten” frequency rank
- #18,771
- “comportan” frequency rank
- 24582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comparten | comportan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de compartir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comportar o de comportarse. |
Where the eye mixes comparten and comportan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. comparten and comportan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses comparten with comportan
A purely visual mix-up. comparten ([kõmˈpaɾt̪ẽn]) and comportan ([kõmˈpoɾt̪ãn]) 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 24582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comparten is recorded at frequency rank #5,811, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪ẽn]. comportan is at rank #18,771, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpoɾt̪ãn].
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 24582, this pair ranks #240,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comparten vs comportan
Shared letters: acmnoprt. Private to "comparten": e. Private to "comportan": -.
"comparten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "comportan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comparten" for "comportan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comparten" vs "comportan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comparten" and "comportan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comparten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comportan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comparten" and "comportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comportan 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 #240,478 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.