Which to use
“compartía” and “compartió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,064
- “compartía” frequency rank
- #9,423
- “compartió” frequency rank
- 28487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartía | compartió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de compartir. |
Where the eye mixes compartía and compartió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. compartía and compartió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: compartía vs compartió
A purely visual mix-up. compartía ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ia]) and compartió ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) 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 28487, 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]. compartió is at rank #9,423, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪jo].
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 28487, this pair ranks #221,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compartía vs compartió
Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartía": í. Private to "compartió": ió.
"compartía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "compartió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compartía" and "compartió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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 "compartió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartía" and "compartió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartía vs competía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #221,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.