Which to use
“compartido” and “compartir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,384
- “compartido” frequency rank
- #1,403
- “compartir” frequency rank
- 7787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartido | compartir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de compartir. | Dividir algo y repartirlo. |
Where the eye mixes compartido and compartir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compartido vs compartir
A purely visual mix-up. compartido ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o]) and compartir ([kõmpaɾˈt̪iɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7787, 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]. 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 7787, this pair ranks #306,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compartido vs compartir
Shared letters: acimoprt. Private to "compartido": d. Private to "compartir": -.
"compartido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "compartir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- compartido ← ccompartido · cmopartido · comaprtido · commpartido · comparitdo · comparrtido · compartdio · compartiddo
- compartir ← ccompartir · cmopartir · comaprtir · commpartir · comparitr · comparrtir · compartirr · compartri
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compartido" and "compartir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compartido" or "compartir" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compartido" and "compartir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compartido" 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 #306,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartido" and "compartir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartido vs competido". 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 #306,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.