comentevscometenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,564
“comente” frequency rank
#12,553
“cometen” frequency rank
38117
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comente cometen
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de comentar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse.

Where the eye mixes comente and cometen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
comente
7 ch
cometen

Visual trap between comente and cometen

A purely visual mix-up. comente ([koˈmẽn̪t̪e]) and cometen ([koˈmet̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comente is recorded at frequency rank #25,564, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmẽn̪t̪e]. cometen is at rank #12,553, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪ẽn].

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 38117, this pair ranks #171,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comente vs cometen

Shared letters: cemnot. Private to "comente": -. Private to "cometen": -.

"comente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "cometen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comenteccomente · cmoente · coemnte · comenet · comennte · comentte · commente · comnete
  • cometenccometen · cmoeten · coemten · comeetn · cometenn · cometne · cometten · commeten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comente" and "cometen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmẽn̪t̪e] versus [koˈmet̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comente" or "cometen"?
"cometen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,553 in our Spanish list, against #25,564 for "comente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "comente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cometen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comente" and "cometen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comente vs cometo". 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 #171,737 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