comersevscomesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,792
“comerse” frequency rank
#7,833
“comes” frequency rank
22625
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comerse comes
Definition Soportar o recibir una acción molesta, desagradable, o, en algunos casos, perjudicial. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de comer.

Where the eye mixes comerse and comes

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

7 ch
comerse
5 ch
comes

Look-alike desk: comerse vs comes

A purely visual mix-up. comerse ([koˈmeɾse]) and comes ([ˈkomes]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comerse is recorded at frequency rank #14,792, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmeɾse]. comes is at rank #7,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkomes].

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 22625, this pair ranks #249,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comerse vs comes

Shared letters: cemos. Private to "comerse": r. Private to "comes": -.

"comerse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "comes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comerseccomerse · cmoerse · coemrse · comerce · comeres · comerrse · comersse · comesre
  • comesccomes · cmoes · coems · comess · commes · comse · ocmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comerse" and "comes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmeɾse] versus [ˈkomes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comerse" or "comes"?
"comes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,833 in our Spanish list, against #14,792 for "comerse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "comerse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #249,466 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comerse" and "comes" 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 #249,466 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