compartieronvscompitieronWhat's the difference?

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

#19,352
“compartieron” frequency rank
#44,061
“compitieron” frequency rank
63413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartieron compitieron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de compartir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de competir.

Where the eye mixes compartieron and compitieron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
compartieron
11 ch
compitieron

Look-alike desk: compartieron vs compitieron

A purely visual mix-up. compartieron ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jeɾõn]) and compitieron ([kõmpiˈt̪jeɾõn]) 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 63413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartieron is recorded at frequency rank #19,352, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪jeɾõn]. compitieron is at rank #44,061, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpiˈt̪jeɾõn].

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 63413, this pair ranks #48,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of compartieron vs compitieron

Shared letters: ceimnoprt. Private to "compartieron": a. Private to "compitieron": -.

"compartieron" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC  ·  "compitieron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartieronccompartieron · cmopartieron · comaprtieron · commpartieron · compariteron · comparrtieron · comparteiron · compartieorn
  • compitieronccompitieron · cmopitieron · comiptieron · commpitieron · compiiteron · compiteiron · compitieorn · compitierno

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "compartieron" for "compitieron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jeɾõn] versus [kõmpiˈt̪jeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "compartieron" vs "compitieron" - which ranks higher?
"compartieron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,352 in our Spanish list, against #44,061 for "compitieron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "compartieron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compitieron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartieron" and "compitieron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "combatieron vs compitieron". 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 #48,841 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