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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "come" and "comete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "come" vs "comete" - which ranks higher?
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.