comentadosvscometidosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,195
“comentados” frequency rank
#9,263
“cometidos” frequency rank
49458
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comentados cometidos
Definition Forma del plural de comentado, participio de comentar. Forma del plural de cometido, participio de cometer o de cometerse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comentados and cometidos apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
comentados
9 ch
cometidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. comentados ([komẽn̪ˈt̪að̞os]) and cometidos ([komeˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comentados is recorded at frequency rank #40,195, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪að̞os]. cometidos is at rank #9,263, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [komeˈt̪ið̞os].

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 49458, this pair ranks #108,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comentados vs cometidos

Shared letters: cdemost. Private to "comentados": an. Private to "cometidos": i.

"comentados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "cometidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comentadosccomentados · cmoentados · coemntados · comenatdos · comenntados · comentaddos · comentadoss · comentadso
  • cometidosccometidos · cmoetidos · coemtidos · comeitdos · cometdios · cometiddos · cometidoss · cometidso

Frequency comparison

comentados#40,195
cometidos#9,263

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comentados" and "cometidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([komẽn̪ˈt̪að̞os] versus [komeˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comentados" or "cometidos"?
"cometidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,263 in our Spanish list, against #40,195 for "comentados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering comentados vs cometidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comentados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list