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Which to use

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

#9,423
“compartió” frequency rank
#42,349
“compitió” frequency rank
51772
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes compartió and compitió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
compartió
8 ch
compitió

Why the eye confuses compartió with compitió

A purely visual mix-up. compartió ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) and compitió ([kõmpiˈt̪jo]) 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 51772, 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]. compitió is at rank #42,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpiˈt̪jo].

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 51772, this pair ranks #96,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of compartió vs compitió

Shared letters: cimoptó. Private to "compartió": ar. Private to "compitió": -.

"compartió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "compitió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "compartió" and "compitió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jo] versus [kõmpiˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "compartió" vs "compitió" - which ranks higher?
"compartió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,423 in our Spanish list, against #42,349 for "compitió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "compartió" and "compitió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compartió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #96,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartió" and "compitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compita vs compitió". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #96,121 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