Which to use
“comentaban” and “comentan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,119
- “comentaban” frequency rank
- #11,931
- “comentan” frequency rank
- 51050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comentaban | comentan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comentar. |
Where the eye mixes comentaban and comentan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comentaban and comentan
A purely visual mix-up. comentaban ([komẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comentaban is recorded at frequency rank #39,119, classified as averb, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 51050, this pair ranks #99,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comentaban vs comentan
Shared letters: acemnot. Private to "comentaban": b. Private to "comentan": -.
"comentaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "comentan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comentaban ← ccomentaban · cmoentaban · coemntaban · comenatban · comenntaban · comentaabn · comentabann · comentabban
- comentan ← ccomentan · cmoentan · coemntan · comenatn · comenntan · comentann · comentna · comenttan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comentaban" for "comentan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comentaban" vs "comentan" - 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 "comentaban" 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 #99,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comentaban" and "comentan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comentaban vs comentadas". 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 #99,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.