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Which to use

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

#11,737
“comemos” frequency rank
#21,607
“comimos” frequency rank
33344
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes comemos and comimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
comemos
7 ch
comimos

Visual trap between comemos and comimos

A purely visual mix-up. comemos ([koˈmemos]) 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 a single letter - e in “comemos” becomes i in “comimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33344, 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]. 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 33344, this pair ranks #197,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comemos vs comimos

Shared letters: cmos. Private to "comemos": e. Private to "comimos": i.

"comemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "comimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comemosccomemos · cmoemos · coemmos · comemmos · comemoss · comemso · comeoms · commemos
  • comimosccomimos · cmoimos · coimmos · comimmos · comimoss · comimso · comioms · commimos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comemos" and "comimos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmemos] versus [koˈmimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comemos" vs "comimos" - which ranks higher?
"comemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,737 in our Spanish list, against #21,607 for "comimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "comemos" and "comimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comemos" 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 #197,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comemos" and "comimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comimos vs copiamos". 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 #197,283 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