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

#9,423
“compartió” frequency rank
#1,403
“compartir” frequency rank
10826
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartió compartir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de compartir. Dividir algo y repartirlo.

Where the eye mixes compartió and compartir

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

9 ch
compartió
9 ch
compartir

Why the eye confuses compartió with compartir

A purely visual mix-up. compartió ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) 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 a single letter - ó in “compartió” becomes r in “compartir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartió is recorded at frequency rank #9,423, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]. 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 10826, this pair ranks #297,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of compartió vs compartir

Shared letters: acimoprt. Private to "compartió": ó. Private to "compartir": -.

"compartió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "compartir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartirccompartir · cmopartir · comaprtir · commpartir · comparitr · comparrtir · compartirr · compartri

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "compartió" for "compartir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jo] versus [kõmpaɾˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "compartió" vs "compartir" - which ranks higher?
"compartir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,403 in our Spanish list, against #9,423 for "compartió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compartió" 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 #297,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartió" and "compartir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparo vs compartió". 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 #297,244 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