Which to use
“cometan” and “comete” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,290
- “cometan” frequency rank
- #10,289
- “comete” frequency rank
- 38579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometan | comete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cometer o de cometerse. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de comerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes cometan and comete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cometan and comete
A purely visual mix-up. cometan ([koˈmet̪ãn]) 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 38579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cometan is recorded at frequency rank #28,290, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪ãn]. 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 38579, this pair ranks #169,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cometan vs comete
Shared letters: cemot. Private to "cometan": an. Private to "comete": -.
"cometan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "comete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cometan" for "comete" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cometan" or "comete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cometan" and "comete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cometan" 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 #169,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometan" and "comete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comerán vs cometan". 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 #169,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.