compartívscompartíanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,763
“compartí” frequency rank
#22,616
“compartían” frequency rank
49379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartí compartían
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de compartir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes compartí and compartían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
compartí
10 ch
compartían

Look-alike desk: compartí vs compartían

A purely visual mix-up. compartí ([kõmpaɾˈt̪i]) and compartían ([kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “compartí” sits inside “compartían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartí is recorded at frequency rank #26,763, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪i]. compartían is at rank #22,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn].

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 49379, this pair ranks #109,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of compartí vs compartían

Shared letters: acmoprtí. Private to "compartí": -. Private to "compartían": n.

"compartí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "compartían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "compartí" and "compartían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpaɾˈt̪i] versus [kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "compartí" or "compartían"?
"compartían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,616 in our Spanish list, against #26,763 for "compartí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compartí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compartían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartí" and "compartían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparo vs compartí". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #109,192 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