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“compartido” and “comparto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,384
“compartido” frequency rank
#6,758
“comparto” frequency rank
13142
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartido comparto
Definition Participio de compartir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes compartido and comparto

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

10 ch
compartido
8 ch
comparto

Why the eye confuses compartido with comparto

A purely visual mix-up. compartido ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o]) and comparto ([kõmˈpaɾt̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13142, 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]. comparto is at rank #6,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪o].

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 13142, this pair ranks #288,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of compartido vs comparto

Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartido": di. Private to "comparto": -.

"compartido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "comparto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartidoccompartido · cmopartido · comaprtido · commpartido · comparitdo · comparrtido · compartdio · compartiddo
  • compartoccomparto · cmoparto · comaprto · commparto · comparot · comparrto · compartto · compatro

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "compartido" for "comparto" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o] versus [kõmˈpaɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compartido" or "comparto" show up more?
"compartido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,384 in our Spanish list, against #6,758 for "comparto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "compartido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comparto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #288,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartido" and "comparto" 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 #288,988 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