comemosvscometoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,737
“comemos” frequency rank
#47,012
“cometo” frequency rank
58749
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comemos cometo
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse.

Where the eye mixes comemos and cometo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
comemos
6 ch
cometo

Why the eye confuses comemos with cometo

A purely visual mix-up. comemos ([koˈmemos]) and cometo ([koˈmet̪o]) 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 58749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comemos is recorded at frequency rank #11,737, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmemos]. cometo is at rank #47,012, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪o].

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 58749, this pair ranks #65,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comemos vs cometo

Shared letters: cemo. Private to "comemos": s. Private to "cometo": t.

"comemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "cometo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comemosccomemos · cmoemos · coemmos · comemmos · comemoss · comemso · comeoms · commemos
  • cometoccometo · cmoeto · coemto · comeot · cometto · commeto · comteo · ocmeto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comemos" for "cometo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmemos] versus [koˈmet̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comemos" vs "cometo" - which ranks higher?
"comemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,737 in our Spanish list, against #47,012 for "cometo". 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 "comemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cometo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comemos" and "cometo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometo vs comezón". 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 #65,282 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