comentavscomentanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,866
“comenta” frequency rank
#11,931
“comentan” frequency rank
16797
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comenta comentan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comentar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comentar.

Where the eye mixes comenta and comentan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
comenta
8 ch
comentan

Look-alike desk: comenta vs comentan

A purely visual mix-up. comenta ([koˈmẽn̪t̪a]) and comentan ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “comenta” sits inside “comentan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comenta is recorded at frequency rank #4,866, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmẽn̪t̪a]. comentan is at rank #11,931, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn].

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 16797, this pair ranks #274,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comenta vs comentan

Shared letters: acemnot. Private to "comenta": -. Private to "comentan": -.

"comenta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "comentan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comentaccomenta · cmoenta · coemnta · comenat · comennta · comentta · cometna · commenta
  • comentanccomentan · cmoentan · coemntan · comenatn · comenntan · comentann · comentna · comenttan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comenta" and "comentan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmẽn̪t̪a] versus [koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comenta" vs "comentan" - which ranks higher?
"comenta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,866 in our Spanish list, against #11,931 for "comentan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "comenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comentan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #274,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comenta" and "comentan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comentan vs comerán". 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 #274,716 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