Which to use
“comentamos” and “comentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,530
- “comentamos” frequency rank
- #17,911
- “comentaron” frequency rank
- 45441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comentamos | comentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente 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 comentamos and comentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comentamos with comentaron
A purely visual mix-up. comentamos ([komẽn̪ˈt̪amos]) 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 45441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comentamos is recorded at frequency rank #27,530, classified as averb, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪amos]. 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 45441, this pair ranks #131,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comentamos vs comentaron
Shared letters: acemnot. Private to "comentamos": s. Private to "comentaron": r.
"comentamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "comentaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comentamos ← ccomentamos · cmoentamos · coemntamos · comenatmos · comenntamos · comentammos · comentamoss · comentamso
- comentaron ← ccomentaron · cmoentaron · coemntaron · comenatron · comenntaron · comentaorn · comentarno · comentaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comentamos" and "comentaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comentamos" or "comentaron" 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 "comentamos" 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 #131,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comentamos" and "comentaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comentadas vs comentamos". 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 #131,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.