# competes

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəmˈpiːts/ · frequency rank #21,756

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of compete

## Easily confused with
- **compute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competes-vs-compute)
- **complete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competes-vs-complete)
- **computer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competes-vs-computer)
- **computed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competes-vs-computed)
- **complies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competes-vs-complies)
- **completed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competes-vs-completed)
- **computers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competes-vs-computers)
- **completes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competes-vs-completes)
- **compete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compete-vs-competes)
- **compels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compels-vs-competes)
- **competed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competed-vs-competes)
- **competent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competent-vs-competes)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccompetes`, `cmopetes`, `comeptes`, `commpetes`, `compeets`, `competess`, `competse`, `compettes`, `comppetes`, `comptees`, `copmetes`, `ocmpetes`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/competes