Which to use
“comportar” and “comportarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,902
- “comportar” frequency rank
- #15,318
- “comportarse” frequency rank
- 64220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comportar | comportarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contener en sí o traer consigo un contenido, un significado o una serie de consecuencias. | Obrar o actuar de determinada manera; tener un conjunto de actitudes respecto al modo de proceder. |
Where the eye mixes comportar and comportarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comportar with comportarse
A purely visual mix-up. comportar ([kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and comportarse ([kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “comportar” sits inside “comportarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comportar is recorded at frequency rank #48,902, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]. comportarse is at rank #15,318, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾse].
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 64220, this pair ranks #46,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comportar vs comportarse
Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "comportar": -. Private to "comportarse": es.
"comportar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "comportarse" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comportar ← ccomportar · cmoportar · commportar · comoprtar · comporatr · comporrtar · comportarr · comportra
- comportarse ← ccomportarse · cmoportarse · commportarse · comoprtarse · comporatrse · comporrtarse · comportarce · comportares
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comportar" for "comportarse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "comportar" or "comportarse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comportar" and "comportarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comportar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comportarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comportar" and "comportarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comportar 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 #46,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.