Which to use
“compatir” and “compatis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,664
- “compatir” frequency rank
- #26,305
- “compatis” frequency rank
- 72969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compatir | compatis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Être touché de compassion pour les maux d’autrui. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de compatir. |
Where the eye mixes compatir and compatis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compatir vs compatis
A purely visual mix-up. compatir (\kɔ̃.pa.tiʁ\) and compatis (\kɔ̃.pa.ti\) 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 a single letter - r in “compatir” becomes s in “compatis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compatir is recorded at frequency rank #46,664, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.tiʁ\. compatis is at rank #26,305, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.pa.ti\.
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 72969, this pair ranks #42,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of compatir vs compatis
Shared letters: acimopt. Private to "compatir": r. Private to "compatis": s.
"compatir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "compatis" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compatir" and "compatis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "compatir" vs "compatis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "compatir" and "compatis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compatir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compatis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compatir" and "compatis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "combatif vs compatir". 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 #42,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.