Which to use
“compartía” and “competía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,064
- “compartía” frequency rank
- #47,664
- “competía” frequency rank
- 66728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartía | competía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de competer. |
Where the eye mixes compartía and competía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. compartía runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against competía's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses compartía with competía
A purely visual mix-up. compartía ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ia]) and competía ([kõmpeˈt̪ia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66728, 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]. competía is at rank #47,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpeˈt̪ia].
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 66728, this pair ranks #39,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of compartía vs competía
Shared letters: acmoptí. Private to "compartía": r. Private to "competía": e.
"compartía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "competía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compartía" and "competía" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compartía" or "competía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "compartía" and "competía" 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 "competía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartía" and "competía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competía vs compita". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,047 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.