comentanvscomentenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,931
“comentan” frequency rank
#32,137
“comenten” frequency rank
44068
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comentan comenten
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 presente de subjuntivo de comentar.

Where the eye mixes comentan and comenten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
comentan
8 ch
comenten

Look-alike desk: comentan vs comenten

A purely visual mix-up. comentan ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and comenten ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “comentan” becomes e in “comenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44068, 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]. comenten is at rank #32,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn].

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 44068, this pair ranks #139,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comentan vs comenten

Shared letters: cemnot. Private to "comentan": a. Private to "comenten": -.

"comentan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "comenten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comentanccomentan · cmoentan · coemntan · comenatn · comenntan · comentann · comentna · comenttan
  • comentenccomenten · cmoenten · coemnten · comenetn · comennten · comentenn · comentne · comentten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comentan" for "comenten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ãn] versus [koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comentan" or "comenten"?
"comentan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,931 in our Spanish list, against #32,137 for "comenten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comentan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comentan" and "comenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comenten vs conecten". 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 #139,096 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