Which to use
“comportar” and “comporten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,902
- “comportar” frequency rank
- #49,524
- “comporten” frequency rank
- 98426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comportar | comporten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contener en sí o traer consigo un contenido, un significado o una serie de consecuencias. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comportar o de comportarse. |
Where the eye mixes comportar and comporten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. comportar and comporten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between comportar and comporten
A purely visual mix-up. comportar ([kõmpoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and comporten ([kõmˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98426, 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]. 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 98426, this pair ranks #75 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comportar vs comporten
Shared letters: cmoprt. Private to "comportar": a. Private to "comporten": en.
"comportar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "comporten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comportar" for "comporten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "comportar" or "comporten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comportar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comporten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comportar" and "comporten" 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 #75 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.