Which to use
“compartían” and “compartido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,616
- “compartían” frequency rank
- #6,384
- “compartido” frequency rank
- 29000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartían | compartido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de compartir. | Participio de compartir. |
Where the eye mixes compartían and compartido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. compartían (CVCCVCCVVC) and compartido (CVCCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between compartían and compartido
A purely visual mix-up. compartían ([kõmpaɾˈt̪iãn]) and compartido ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29000, 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]. compartido is at rank #6,384, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o].
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 29000, this pair ranks #219,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compartían vs compartido
Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartían": ní. Private to "compartido": di.
"compartían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "compartido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compartido ← ccompartido · cmopartido · comaprtido · commpartido · comparitdo · comparrtido · compartdio · compartiddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compartían" for "compartido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compartían" or "compartido" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compartían" and "compartido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compartían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compartido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartían" and "compartido" 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 #219,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.