Which to use
“comencemos” and “comentamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,947
- “comencemos” frequency rank
- #27,530
- “comentamos” frequency rank
- 53477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comencemos | comentamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de comenzar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de comentar. |
Where the eye mixes comencemos and comentamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comencemos and comentamos
A purely visual mix-up. comencemos ([komẽnˈsemos]) and comentamos ([komẽn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 53477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comencemos is recorded at frequency rank #25,947, classified as averb, pronounced [komẽnˈsemos]. comentamos is at rank #27,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪amos].
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 53477, this pair ranks #87,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comencemos vs comentamos
Shared letters: cemnos. Private to "comencemos": -. Private to "comentamos": at.
"comencemos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "comentamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comencemos ← ccomencemos · cmoencemos · coemncemos · comecnemos · comenccemos · comencemmos · comencemoss · comencemso
- comentamos ← ccomentamos · cmoentamos · coemntamos · comenatmos · comenntamos · comentammos · comentamoss · comentamso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comencemos" and "comentamos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comencemos" or "comentamos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comencemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comentamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comencemos" and "comentamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comentadas vs comentamos". 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 #87,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.