comerávscomerseConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,197
“comerá” frequency rank
#14,792
“comerse” frequency rank
54989
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comerá comerse
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Soportar o recibir una acción molesta, desagradable, o, en algunos casos, perjudicial.

Where the eye mixes comerá and comerse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
comerá
7 ch
comerse

Why the eye confuses comerá with comerse

A purely visual mix-up. comerá ([komeˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comerá is recorded at frequency rank #40,197, classified as averb, pronounced [komeˈɾa]. 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 54989, this pair ranks #80,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comerá vs comerse

Shared letters: cemor. Private to "comerá": á. Private to "comerse": s.

"comerá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "comerse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comerseccomerse · cmoerse · coemrse · comerce · comeres · comerrse · comersse · comesre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comerá" and "comerse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([komeˈɾa] versus [koˈmeɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comerá" or "comerse"?
"comerse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,792 in our Spanish list, against #40,197 for "comerá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "comerá" 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 #80,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comerá" and "comerse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cederá vs comerá". 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 #80,882 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