Which to use
“cometan” and “cometió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,290
- “cometan” frequency rank
- #9,087
- “cometió” frequency rank
- 37377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometan | cometió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cometer o de cometerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. |
Where the eye mixes cometan and cometió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cometan vs cometió
A purely visual mix-up. cometan ([koˈmet̪ãn]) and cometió ([komeˈt̪jo]) 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 37377, 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]. cometió is at rank #9,087, tagged as averb, pronounced [komeˈt̪jo].
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 37377, this pair ranks #175,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cometan vs cometió
Shared letters: cemot. Private to "cometan": an. Private to "cometió": ió.
"cometan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cometió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cometan ← ccometan · cmoetan · coemtan · comeatn · cometann · comettan · commetan · comtean
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cometan" and "cometió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cometan" or "cometió"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cometan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cometió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometan" and "cometió" 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 #175,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.