Which to use
“comer” and “comerse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #704
- “comer” frequency rank
- #14,792
- “comerse” frequency rank
- 15496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comer | comerse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ingerir o tomar alimentos. | Soportar o recibir una acción molesta, desagradable, o, en algunos casos, perjudicial. |
Where the eye mixes comer and comerse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comer vs comerse
A purely visual mix-up. comer ([koˈmeɾ]) and comerse ([koˈmeɾse]) 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 extra letter(s) - “comer” sits inside “comerse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comer is recorded at frequency rank #704, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmeɾ]. comerse is at rank #14,792, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmeɾse].
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 15496, this pair ranks #279,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comer vs comerse
Shared letters: cemor. Private to "comer": -. Private to "comerse": s.
"comer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comerse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comer" and "comerse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comer" or "comerse" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comer" and "comerse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comerse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comer" and "comerse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comerán vs comerse". 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 #279,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.