Which to use
“comentada” is a participle and “comentan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,270
- “comentada” frequency rank
- #11,931
- “comentan” frequency rank
- 43201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comentada | comentan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de comentado, participio de comentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comentar. |
Where the eye mixes comentada and comentan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comentada vs comentan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comentada is [komẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a] while comentan is [koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comentada is recorded at frequency rank #31,270, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. 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 43201, this pair ranks #144,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comentada vs comentan
Shared letters: acemnot. Private to "comentada": d. Private to "comentan": -.
"comentada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "comentan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comentada" for "comentan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comentada" or "comentan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comentada" 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 #144,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comentada" and "comentan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comentada 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 #144,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.