competente

[kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]

/[kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“competente” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,776
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que efectúa su trabajo o cometido de manera eficaz y profesional.

Corpus desk

Index ES-competente · competente · Spanish

competente · rank #8,776 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,776
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cocaína

Nearest frequency peer: cocaína (-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 “competente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “competente” 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).

competente vs componente
80% similar
competente vs competentes
91% similar

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

Key facts for competente
PropertyValue
Headwordcompetente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,776
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “competente”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cocaína” (#8,775), “comunitaria” (#8,777), “cierran” (#8,774). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “competente” va en #8,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around competente (IPA [kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,776 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Que efectúa su trabajo o cometido de manera eficaz y profesional.

Antonyms

incompetente

This word in other languages

compétent(Français)

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.

ccompetente1cmopetente2comeptente2commpetente1compeetnte2competenet2competennte1competentte1
Edit distance from "competente"

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 "competente"?
"competente" is spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e].
What does "competente" mean?
As an adjective, "competente" means: Que efectúa su trabajo o cometido de manera eficaz y profesional.
What words are commonly confused with "competente"?
"competente" is commonly confused with "componente", "competentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "competente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "competente" is [kõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "competente" come from?
"competente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

controlada#8,779convicción#8,781corredores#8,783demócratas#8,787

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

comunitaria15 variantsdestinadas15 variantshomicidios15 variantsinstitutos15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list