Which to use
“comen” and “comió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,155
- “comen” frequency rank
- #10,810
- “comió” frequency rank
- 16965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comen | comió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comer o de comerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes comen and comió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comen and comió
A purely visual mix-up. comen ([ˈkomẽn]) and comió ([koˈmjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16965, 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]. comió is at rank #10,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmjo].
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 16965, this pair ranks #274,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comen vs comió
Shared letters: cmo. Private to "comen": en. Private to "comió": ió.
"comen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comen ← ccomen · cmoen · coemn · comenn · commen · comne · ocmen
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "comen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comen" and "comió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs comió". 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 #274,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.