comentenvscometeWhich spelling fits?

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

#32,137
“comenten” frequency rank
#10,289
“comete” frequency rank
42426
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comenten comete
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comentar. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de comerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes comenten and comete

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

8 ch
comenten
6 ch
comete

Visual trap between comenten and comete

A purely visual mix-up. comenten ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]) and comete ([koˈmet̪e]) 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 42426, 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]. comete is at rank #10,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪e].

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 42426, this pair ranks #148,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comenten vs comete

Shared letters: cemot. Private to "comenten": n. Private to "comete": -.

"comenten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "comete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comentenccomenten · cmoenten · coemnten · comenetn · comennten · comentenn · comentne · comentten
  • cometeccomete · cmoete · coemte · comeet · comette · commete · comtee · ocmete

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comenten" for "comete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn] versus [koˈmet̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comenten" or "comete"?
"comete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,289 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.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "comenten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #148,275 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comenten" and "comete" 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 #148,275 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