Which to use
“comentarios” is a noun and “comentaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #910
- “comentarios” frequency rank
- #17,911
- “comentaron” frequency rank
- 18821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comentarios | comentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de comentario. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comentar. |
Where the eye mixes comentarios and comentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comentarios with comentaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comentarios is [komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjos] while comentaron is [komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comentarios is recorded at frequency rank #910, classified as anoun, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾjos]. 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 18821, this pair ranks #266,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comentarios vs comentaron
Shared letters: acemnort. Private to "comentarios": is. Private to "comentaron": -.
"comentarios" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "comentaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comentarios ← ccomentarios · cmoentarios · coemntarios · comenatrios · comenntarios · comentairos · comentarioss · comentariso
- comentaron ← ccomentaron · cmoentaron · coemntaron · comenatron · comenntaron · comentaorn · comentarno · comentaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comentarios" and "comentaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comentarios" or "comentaron" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comentarios" 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 #266,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comentarios" 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 #266,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.