Which to use
“comen” and “comencé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,155
- “comen” frequency rank
- #8,354
- “comencé” frequency rank
- 14509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comen | comencé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comer o de comerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comenzar. |
Where the eye mixes comen and comencé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comen vs comencé
A purely visual mix-up. comen ([ˈkomẽn]) and comencé ([komẽnˈse]) 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) - “comen” sits inside “comencé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comen is recorded at frequency rank #6,155, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkomẽn]. comencé is at rank #8,354, tagged as averb, pronounced [komẽnˈse].
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 14509, this pair ranks #283,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comen vs comencé
Shared letters: cemno. Private to "comen": -. Private to "comencé": é.
"comen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comencé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comen ← ccomen · cmoen · coemn · comenn · commen · comne · ocmen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comen" for "comencé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comen" vs "comencé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comencé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comen" and "comencé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs comen". 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 #283,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.