compartidovscompartidosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#6,384
“compartido” frequency rank
#14,794
“compartidos” frequency rank
21178
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartido compartidos
Definition Participio de compartir. Forma del plural de compartido, participio de compartir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set compartido and compartidos apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
compartido
11 ch
compartidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compartido is [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o] while compartidos is [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “compartido” sits inside “compartidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartido is recorded at frequency rank #6,384, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o]. compartidos is at rank #14,794, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞os].

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 21178, this pair ranks #256,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of compartido vs compartidos

Shared letters: acdimoprt. Private to "compartido": -. Private to "compartidos": s.

"compartido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "compartidos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartidoccompartido · cmopartido · comaprtido · commpartido · comparitdo · comparrtido · compartdio · compartiddo
  • compartidosccompartidos · cmopartidos · comaprtidos · commpartidos · comparitdos · comparrtidos · compartdios · compartiddos

Frequency comparison

compartido#6,384
compartidos#14,794

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "compartido" and "compartidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "compartido" is a verb and "compartidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "compartido" or "compartidos"?
"compartido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,384 in our Spanish list, against #14,794 for "compartidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering compartido vs compartidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “compartido”; for a participle, it's “compartidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “compartido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list