Which to use
“coman” and “cometan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,641
- “coman” frequency rank
- #28,290
- “cometan” frequency rank
- 41931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coman | cometan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comer o de comerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cometer o de cometerse. |
Where the eye mixes coman and cometan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coman vs cometan
A purely visual mix-up. coman ([ˈkomãn]) and cometan ([koˈmet̪ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coman is recorded at frequency rank #13,641, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkomãn]. cometan is at rank #28,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪ãn].
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 41931, this pair ranks #151,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coman vs cometan
Shared letters: acmno. Private to "coman": -. Private to "cometan": et.
"coman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cometan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coman" for "cometan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coman" or "cometan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coman" and "cometan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cometan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coman" and "cometan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comerán vs cometan". 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 #151,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.