Which to use
“compartido” and “competido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,384
- “compartido” frequency rank
- #47,016
- “competido” frequency rank
- 53400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compartido | competido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de compartir. | Participio de competer. |
Where the eye mixes compartido and competido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. compartido runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against competido's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between compartido and competido
A purely visual mix-up. compartido ([kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞o]) and competido ([kõmpeˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 53400, 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]. competido is at rank #47,016, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpeˈt̪ið̞o].
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 53400, this pair ranks #88,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compartido vs competido
Shared letters: cdimopt. Private to "compartido": ar. Private to "competido": e.
"compartido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "competido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compartido ← ccompartido · cmopartido · comaprtido · commpartido · comparitdo · comparrtido · compartdio · compartiddo
- competido ← ccompetido · cmopetido · comeptido · commpetido · compeitdo · competdio · competiddo · competiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compartido" for "competido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compartido" or "competido" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "compartido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "competido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compartido" and "competido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competía 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 #88,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.