caímosvscomimosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“caímos” and “comimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,406
“caímos” frequency rank
#21,607
“comimos” frequency rank
68013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caímos comimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de caer o de caerse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes caímos and comimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
caímos
7 ch
comimos

Visual trap between caímos and comimos

A purely visual mix-up. caímos ([kaˈimos]) and comimos ([koˈmimos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caímos is recorded at frequency rank #46,406, classified as averb, pronounced [kaˈimos]. comimos is at rank #21,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmimos].

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 68013, this pair ranks #35,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of caímos vs comimos

Shared letters: cmos. Private to "caímos": . Private to "comimos": i.

"caímos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "comimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comimosccomimos · cmoimos · coimmos · comimmos · comimoss · comimso · comioms · commimos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caímos" and "comimos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈimos] versus [koˈmimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "caímos" or "comimos"?
"comimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,607 in our Spanish list, against #46,406 for "caímos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caímos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caímos" and "comimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caímos vs chamos". 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 #35,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list