comevscometeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,700
“come” frequency rank
#10,289
“comete” frequency rank
12989
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature come comete
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comer. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de comerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes come and comete

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

4 ch
come
6 ch
comete

Look-alike desk: come vs comete

A purely visual mix-up. come ([ˈkome]) and comete ([koˈmet̪e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “come” sits inside “comete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

come is recorded at frequency rank #2,700, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkome]. comete is at rank #10,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪e].

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 12989, this pair ranks #289,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of come vs comete

Shared letters: cemo. Private to "come": -. Private to "comete": t.

"come" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "comete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comeccome · cmoe · coem · ocme
  • cometeccomete · cmoete · coemte · comeet · comette · commete · comtee · ocmete

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "come" and "comete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkome] versus [koˈmet̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "come" vs "comete" - which ranks higher?
"come" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,700 in our Spanish list, against #10,289 for "comete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "come" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #289,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "come" and "comete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "camote vs comete". 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 #289,547 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