compartidosvscompartimosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#14,794
“compartidos” frequency rank
#7,688
“compartimos” frequency rank
22482
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartidos compartimos
Definition Forma del plural de compartido, participio de compartir. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de compartir.

Where the spellings diverge

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

11 ch
compartidos
11 ch
compartimos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: compartidos is [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞os] while compartimos is [kõmpaɾˈt̪imos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “compartidos” becomes m in “compartimos”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartidos is recorded at frequency rank #14,794, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪ið̞os]. compartimos is at rank #7,688, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪imos].

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 22482, this pair ranks #250,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of compartidos vs compartimos

Shared letters: acimoprst. Private to "compartidos": d. Private to "compartimos": -.

"compartidos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "compartimos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartidosccompartidos · cmopartidos · comaprtidos · commpartidos · comparitdos · comparrtidos · compartdios · compartiddos
  • compartimosccompartimos · cmopartimos · comaprtimos · commpartimos · comparitmos · comparrtimos · compartimmos · compartimoss

Frequency comparison

compartidos#14,794
compartimos#7,688

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "compartidos" and "compartimos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "compartidos" is a participle and "compartimos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "compartidos" or "compartimos"?
"compartimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,688 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 compartidos vs compartimos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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

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