Which to use
“comentan” and “comentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,931
- “comentan” frequency rank
- #17,911
- “comentaron” frequency rank
- 29842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comentan | comentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 comentan and comentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comentan vs comentaron
A purely visual mix-up. comentan ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comentan is recorded at frequency rank #11,931, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. 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 29842, this pair ranks #215,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comentan vs comentaron
Shared letters: acemnot. Private to "comentan": -. Private to "comentaron": r.
"comentan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "comentaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comentan ← ccomentan · cmoentan · coemntan · comenatn · comenntan · comentann · comentna · comenttan
- comentaron ← ccomentaron · cmoentaron · coemntaron · comenatron · comenntaron · comentaorn · comentarno · comentaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comentan" and "comentaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comentan" or "comentaron"?
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 "comentan" 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 #215,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comentan" and "comentaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comentan vs comerán". 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 #215,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.