compartidavscompartirConfusable pair

Quick tell: compartida is a participle, compartir is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“compartida” is a participle and “compartir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,088
“compartida” frequency rank
#1,403
“compartir” frequency rank
10491
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartida compartir
Definition Forma del femenino de compartido, participio de compartir. Dividir algo y repartirlo.

Where the eye mixes compartida and compartir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
compartida
9 ch
compartir

Why the eye confuses compartida with compartir

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compartida is [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞a] while compartir is [kõmpaɾˈt̪iɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartida is recorded at frequency rank #9,088, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞a]. 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 10491, this pair ranks #298,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of compartida vs compartir

Shared letters: acimoprt. Private to "compartida": d. Private to "compartir": -.

"compartida" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "compartir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartidaccompartida · cmopartida · comaprtida · commpartida · comparitda · comparrtida · compartdia · compartiad
  • compartirccompartir · cmopartir · comaprtir · commpartir · comparitr · comparrtir · compartirr · compartri

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "compartida" and "compartir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "compartida" is a participle and "compartir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "compartida" or "compartir"?
"compartir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,403 in our Spanish list, against #9,088 for "compartida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "compartida" and "compartir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compartida" 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 #298,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartida" and "compartir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartida 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 #298,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list