comersevscometeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,792
“comerse” frequency rank
#10,289
“comete” frequency rank
25081
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comerse comete
Definition Soportar o recibir una acción molesta, desagradable, o, en algunos casos, perjudicial. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de comerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes comerse and comete

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

7 ch
comerse
6 ch
comete

Visual trap between comerse and comete

A purely visual mix-up. comerse ([koˈmeɾse]) and comete ([koˈmet̪e]) 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 25081, 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]. comete is at rank #10,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪e].

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 25081, this pair ranks #238,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comerse vs comete

Shared letters: cemo. Private to "comerse": rs. Private to "comete": t.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comerseccomerse · cmoerse · coemrse · comerce · comeres · comerrse · comersse · comesre
  • cometeccomete · cmoete · coemte · comeet · comette · commete · comtee · ocmete

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comerse" and "comete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmeɾse] versus [koˈmet̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comerse" or "comete" show up more?
"comete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,289 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "comerse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #238,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comerse" and "comete" 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 #238,099 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