comentenvscometerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,137
“comenten” frequency rank
#4,983
“cometer” frequency rank
37120
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comenten cometer
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comentar. Dar uno sus veces a otro

Where the eye mixes comenten and cometer

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

8 ch
comenten
7 ch
cometer

Look-alike desk: comenten vs cometer

A purely visual mix-up. comenten ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn]) and cometer ([komeˈt̪eɾ]) 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 37120, 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]. cometer is at rank #4,983, tagged as averb, pronounced [komeˈt̪eɾ].

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 37120, this pair ranks #176,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comenten vs cometer

Shared letters: cemot. Private to "comenten": n. Private to "cometer": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comentenccomenten · cmoenten · coemnten · comenetn · comennten · comentenn · comentne · comentten
  • cometerccometer · cmoeter · coemter · comeetr · cometerr · cometre · cometter · commeter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comenten" for "cometer" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmẽn̪t̪ẽn] versus [komeˈt̪eɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comenten" or "cometer" show up more?
"cometer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,983 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comenten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cometer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comenten" and "cometer" 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 #176,993 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