Which to use
“comentar” and “comentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,185
- “comentar” frequency rank
- #17,911
- “comentaron” frequency rank
- 23096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comentar | comentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Explicar y declarar el contenido de un texto de modo que pueda entenderse mejor o con más facilidad. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comentar. |
Where the eye mixes comentar and comentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comentar and comentaron
A purely visual mix-up. comentar ([komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “comentar” sits inside “comentaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comentar is recorded at frequency rank #5,185, classified as averb, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 23096, this pair ranks #247,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comentar vs comentaron
Shared letters: acemnort. Private to "comentar": -. Private to "comentaron": -.
"comentar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "comentaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comentar ← ccomentar · cmoentar · coemntar · comenatr · comenntar · comentarr · comentra · comenttar
- comentaron ← ccomentaron · cmoentaron · coemntaron · comenatron · comenntaron · comentaorn · comentarno · comentaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comentar" and "comentaron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comentar" or "comentaron"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comentar" 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 #247,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comentar" and "comentaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comentados vs comentaron". 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 #247,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.