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

#17,911
“comentaron” frequency rank
#11,013
“contaron” frequency rank
28924
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comentaron contaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comentar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de contar.

Where the eye mixes comentaron and contaron

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

10 ch
comentaron
8 ch
contaron

Look-alike desk: comentaron vs contaron

A purely visual mix-up. comentaron ([komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and contaron ([kõn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 28924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comentaron is recorded at frequency rank #17,911, classified as averb, pronounced [komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. contaron is at rank #11,013, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].

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 28924, this pair ranks #219,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comentaron vs contaron

Shared letters: acnort. Private to "comentaron": em. Private to "contaron": -.

"comentaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "contaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comentaronccomentaron · cmoentaron · coemntaron · comenatron · comenntaron · comentaorn · comentarno · comentaronn
  • contaronccontaron · cnotaron · conatron · conntaron · contaorn · contarno · contaronn · contarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comentaron" and "contaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([komẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn] versus [kõn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comentaron" vs "contaron" - which ranks higher?
"contaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,013 in our Spanish list, against #17,911 for "comentaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "comentaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "contaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #219,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comentaron" and "contaron" 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 #219,551 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