Which to use
“comportan” is a verb and “comporte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,771
- “comportan” frequency rank
- #40,202
- “comporte” frequency rank
- 58973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comportan | comporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comportar o de comportarse. | Manera de portarse, de gobernar y conducir las acciones de uno. |
Where the eye mixes comportan and comporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. comportan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against comporte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses comportan with comporte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comportan is [kõmˈpoɾt̪ãn] while comporte is [kõmˈpoɾt̪e]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comportan is recorded at frequency rank #18,771, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpoɾt̪ãn]. comporte is at rank #40,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpoɾt̪e].
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 58973, this pair ranks #64,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comportan vs comporte
Shared letters: cmoprt. Private to "comportan": an. Private to "comporte": e.
"comportan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "comporte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comportan" and "comporte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comportan" or "comporte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comportan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comportan" and "comporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comporte vs comporten". 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 #64,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.