Which to use
“compartía” and “compartían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,064
- “compartía” frequency rank
- #22,616
- “compartían” frequency rank
- 41680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartía | compartían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 compartía and compartían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compartía vs compartían
A purely visual mix-up. compartía ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ia]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “compartía” sits inside “compartían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compartía is recorded at frequency rank #19,064, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ia]. 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 41680, this pair ranks #152,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compartía vs compartían
Shared letters: acmoprtí. Private to "compartía": -. Private to "compartían": n.
"compartía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "compartían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compartía" for "compartían" ever safe?
Which is more common, "compartía" or "compartían"?
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 "compartía" 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 #152,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartía" and "compartían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartía vs competía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.