comportavscomportenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: comporta is a noun, comporten is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comporta” is a noun and “comporten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,413
“comporta” frequency rank
#49,524
“comporten” frequency rank
62937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comporta comporten
Definition Tipo de canasta que en algunos sitios usan para la vendimia. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comportar o de comportarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comporta and comporten apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
comporta
9 ch
comporten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comporta is [kõmˈpoɾt̪a] while comporten is [kõmˈpoɾt̪ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62937, 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]. comporten is at rank #49,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpoɾt̪ẽn].

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 62937, this pair ranks #50,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comporta vs comporten

Shared letters: cmoprt. Private to "comporta": a. Private to "comporten": en.

"comporta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "comporten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comportaccomporta · cmoporta · commporta · comoprta · comporat · comporrta · comportta · compotra
  • comportenccomporten · cmoporten · commporten · comoprten · comporetn · comporrten · comportenn · comportne

Frequency comparison

comporta#13,413
comporten#49,524

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comporta" and "comporten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comporta" is a noun and "comporten" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comporta" or "comporten"?
"comporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,413 in our Spanish list, against #49,524 for "comporten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering comporta vs comporten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list