Which to use
“compartía” and “compartir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,064
- “compartía” frequency rank
- #1,403
- “compartir” frequency rank
- 20467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartía | compartir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir. | Dividir algo y repartirlo. |
Where the eye mixes compartía and compartir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compartía vs compartir
A purely visual mix-up. compartía ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ia]) and compartir ([kõmpaɾˈt̪iɾ]) 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 20467, 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]. compartir is at rank #1,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪iɾ].
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 20467, this pair ranks #259,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compartía vs compartir
Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartía": í. Private to "compartir": i.
"compartía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "compartir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- compartir ← ccompartir · cmopartir · comaprtir · commpartir · comparitr · comparrtir · compartirr · compartri
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compartía" for "compartir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "compartía" or "compartir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compartía" and "compartir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compartía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compartir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartía" and "compartir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartía vs competía". 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 #259,223 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.