Which to use
“comentaban” and “comentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,119
- “comentaban” frequency rank
- #17,911
- “comentaron” frequency rank
- 57030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comentaban | comentaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comentar. |
Where the eye mixes comentaban and comentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comentaban with comentaron
A purely visual mix-up. comentaban ([komẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and comentaron ([komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 57030, 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]. comentaron is at rank #17,911, tagged as averb, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 57030, this pair ranks #72,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comentaban vs comentaron
Shared letters: acemnot. Private to "comentaban": b. Private to "comentaron": r.
"comentaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "comentaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comentaban ← ccomentaban · cmoentaban · coemntaban · comenatban · comenntaban · comentaabn · comentabann · comentabban
- comentaron ← ccomentaron · cmoentaron · coemntaron · comenatron · comenntaron · comentaorn · comentarno · comentaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comentaban" and "comentaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "comentaban" vs "comentaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comentaban" and "comentaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comentaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comentaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comentaban" and "comentaron" 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 #72,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.