competente
[kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“competente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,776 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,776
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que efectúa su trabajo o cometido de manera eficaz y profesional.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | competente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #8,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “competente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for competente is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,776 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Que efectúa su trabajo o cometido de manera eficaz y profesional.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for competente, with forms such as "ccompetente", "cmopetente", and "comeptente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "componente", "competentes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is competente, spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que efectúa su trabajo o cometido de manera eficaz y profesional.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccompetente,cmopetente,comeptente,commpetente,compeetnte,competenet,competennte,competentte,competetne,competnete,compettente,comppetente,compteente,copmetente,ocmpetente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of competente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “competente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “componente” - see the side-by-side comparison. competente vs componente
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.