Which to use
“compartían” is a verb and “compartida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,616
- “compartían” frequency rank
- #9,088
- “compartida” frequency rank
- 31704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartían | compartida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir. | Forma del femenino de compartido, participio de compartir. |
Where the eye mixes compartían and compartida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses compartían with compartida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compartían is [kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn] while compartida is [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compartían is recorded at frequency rank #22,616, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn]. compartida is at rank #9,088, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞a].
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 31704, this pair ranks #205,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compartían vs compartida
Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartían": ní. Private to "compartida": di.
"compartían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "compartida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compartida ← ccompartida · cmopartida · comaprtida · commpartida · comparitda · comparrtida · compartdia · compartiad
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compartían" and "compartida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "compartían" vs "compartida" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "compartían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compartida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartían" and "compartida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartían vs compartirán". 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 #205,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.