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

#29,114
“comería” frequency rank
#29,547
“cometí” frequency rank
58661
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comería cometí
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional 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 comería and cometí

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

7 ch
comería
6 ch
cometí

Why the eye confuses comería with cometí

A purely visual mix-up. comería ([komeˈɾia]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comería is recorded at frequency rank #29,114, classified as averb, pronounced [komeˈɾia]. 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 58661, this pair ranks #65,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comería vs cometí

Shared letters: cemoí. Private to "comería": ar. Private to "cometí": t.

"comería" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "cometí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comería" for "cometí" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([komeˈɾia] versus [komeˈt̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comería" or "cometí"?
"comería" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,114 in our Spanish list, against #29,547 for "cometí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "comería" and "cometí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comería" 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 #65,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comería" and "cometí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometí vs competía". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #65,632 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