comienza

[koˈmjẽnsa]

/[koˈmjẽnsa]/ verb

The verdict

“comienza” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,402
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comenzar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-comienza · comienza · Spanish

comienza · rank #1,402 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,402
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH clave

Nearest frequency peer: clave (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “comienza”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “comienza” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comienza vs comienzo
88% similar
comienza vs compensa
75% similar
comienza vs convenza
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comienza
PropertyValue
Headwordcomienza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koˈmjẽnsa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,402
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “comienza”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).comienzacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “clave” (#1,401), “compartir” (#1,403), “blanca” (#1,400). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “comienza” va en #1,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around comienza (IPA [koˈmjẽnsa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,402 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for comienza, with forms such as "ccomienza", "cmoienza", and "coimenza". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "comienzo", "compensa", "convenza", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is comienza, spelled C-O-M-I-E-N-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comenzar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de comenzar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomienza
  • cmoienza
  • coimenza
  • comeinza
  • comienaz
  • comiennza
  • comienzza
  • comiezna
  • comineza
  • commienza
  • ocmienza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comienza - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccomienza1cmoienza2coimenza2comeinza2comienaz2comiennza1comienzza1comiezna2
Edit distance from "comienza"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comienza"?
"comienza" is spelled C-O-M-I-E-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈmjẽnsa].
What does "comienza" mean?
As a verb, "comienza" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comenzar.
What words are commonly confused with "comienza"?
"comienza" is commonly confused with "comienzo", "compensa", "convenza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comienza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comienza" is [koˈmjẽnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comienza" come from?
"comienza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comienza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list