compartenvscomprenTell them apart

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

#5,811
“comparten” frequency rank
#16,295
“compren” frequency rank
22106
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparten compren
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 subjuntivo de comprar.

Where the eye mixes comparten and compren

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

9 ch
comparten
7 ch
compren

Look-alike desk: comparten vs compren

A purely visual mix-up. comparten ([kõmˈpaɾt̪ẽn]) and compren ([ˈkõmpɾẽn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22106, 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]. compren is at rank #16,295, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkõmpɾẽn].

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 22106, this pair ranks #251,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comparten vs compren

Shared letters: cemnopr. Private to "comparten": at. Private to "compren": -.

"comparten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "compren" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartenccomparten · cmoparten · comaprten · commparten · comparetn · comparrten · compartenn · compartne
  • comprenccompren · cmopren · commpren · compern · comppren · comprenn · comprne · comprren

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comparten" and "compren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪ẽn] versus [ˈkõmpɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comparten" or "compren" show up more?
"comparten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,811 in our Spanish list, against #16,295 for "compren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "comparten" and "compren" 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 "compren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #251,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparten" and "compren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comporten vs compren". 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 #251,888 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