Which to use
“comporta” is a noun and “comportaba” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,413
- “comporta” frequency rank
- #49,523
- “comportaba” frequency rank
- 62936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comporta | comportaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tipo de canasta que en algunos sitios usan para la vendimia. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comportar o de comportarse. |
Where the eye mixes comporta and comportaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comporta and comportaba
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comporta is [kõmˈpoɾt̪a] while comportaba is [kõmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “comporta” sits inside “comportaba”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comporta is recorded at frequency rank #13,413, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpoɾt̪a]. comportaba is at rank #49,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpoɾˈt̪aβ̞a].
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 62936, this pair ranks #50,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comporta vs comportaba
Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "comporta": -. Private to "comportaba": b.
"comporta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "comportaba" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comporta ← ccomporta · cmoporta · commporta · comoprta · comporat · comporrta · comportta · compotra
- comportaba ← ccomportaba · cmoportaba · commportaba · comoprtaba · comporatba · comporrtaba · comportaab · comportabba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comporta" and "comportaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comporta" or "comportaba"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comporta" and "comportaba" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comportaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comporta" and "comportaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comportaba vs comportar". 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 #50,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.