comerávscometíWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#40,197
“comerá” frequency rank
#29,547
“cometí” frequency rank
69744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comerá cometí
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse.

Where the eye mixes comerá and cometí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. comerá and cometí follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
comerá
6 ch
cometí

Look-alike desk: comerá vs cometí

A purely visual mix-up. comerá ([komeˈɾa]) and cometí ([komeˈt̪i]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69744, 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]. cometí is at rank #29,547, tagged as averb, pronounced [komeˈt̪i].

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 69744, this pair ranks #31,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comerá vs cometí

Shared letters: cemo. Private to "comerá": rá. Private to "cometí": tí.

"comerá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cometí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comerá" and "cometí" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([komeˈɾa] versus [komeˈt̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comerá" or "cometí"?
"cometí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,547 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comerá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cometí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comerá" and "cometí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cederá vs comerá". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #31,300 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