comentenvscometanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,137
“comenten” frequency rank
#28,290
“cometan” frequency rank
60427
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comenten cometan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comentar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cometer o de cometerse.

Where the eye mixes comenten and cometan

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

8 ch
comenten
7 ch
cometan

Visual trap between comenten and cometan

A purely visual mix-up. comenten ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]) and cometan ([koˈmet̪ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comenten is recorded at frequency rank #32,137, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]. cometan is at rank #28,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪ãn].

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 60427, this pair ranks #58,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comenten vs cometan

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

"comenten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "cometan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comentenccomenten · cmoenten · coemnten · comenetn · comennten · comentenn · comentne · comentten
  • cometanccometan · cmoetan · coemtan · comeatn · cometann · comettan · commetan · comtean

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comenten" for "cometan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn] versus [koˈmet̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comenten" vs "cometan" - which ranks higher?
"cometan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,290 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

Eye-level mix-up between "comenten" and "cometan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comenten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cometan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comenten" and "cometan" 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 #58,989 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