comentamosvscometemosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#27,530
“comentamos” frequency rank
#31,709
“cometemos” frequency rank
59239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comentamos cometemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de comentar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse.

Where the eye mixes comentamos and cometemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
comentamos
9 ch
cometemos

Look-alike desk: comentamos vs cometemos

A purely visual mix-up. comentamos ([komẽn̪ˈt̪amos]) and cometemos ([komeˈt̪emos]) 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 59239, 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]. cometemos is at rank #31,709, tagged as averb, pronounced [komeˈt̪emos].

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 59239, this pair ranks #63,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comentamos vs cometemos

Shared letters: cemost. Private to "comentamos": an. Private to "cometemos": -.

"comentamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "cometemos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comentamosccomentamos · cmoentamos · coemntamos · comenatmos · comenntamos · comentammos · comentamoss · comentamso
  • cometemosccometemos · cmoetemos · coemtemos · comeetmos · cometemmos · cometemoss · cometemso · cometeoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comentamos" for "cometemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([komẽn̪ˈt̪amos] versus [komeˈt̪emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comentamos" or "cometemos"?
"comentamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,530 in our Spanish list, against #31,709 for "cometemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "cometemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comentamos" and "cometemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometemos vs contemos". 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 #63,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list