Which to use
“compartían” is a verb and “compartidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,616
- “compartían” frequency rank
- #20,613
- “compartidas” frequency rank
- 43229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartían | compartidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir. | Forma del femenino plural de compartido, participio de compartir. |
Where the eye mixes compartían and compartidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between compartían and compartidas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compartían is [kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn] while compartidas is [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43229, 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]. compartidas is at rank #20,613, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞as].
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 43229, this pair ranks #143,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compartían vs compartidas
Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartían": ní. Private to "compartidas": dis.
"compartían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "compartidas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- compartidas ← ccompartidas · cmopartidas · comaprtidas · commpartidas · comparitdas · comparrtidas · compartdias · compartiads
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compartían" and "compartidas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compartían" or "compartidas" show up more?
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 "compartidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartían" and "compartidas" 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 #143,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.