Which to use
“cometan” and “completan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,290
- “cometan” frequency rank
- #25,181
- “completan” frequency rank
- 53471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometan | completan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de cometer o de cometerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de completar. |
Where the eye mixes cometan and completan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cometan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against completan's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cometan and completan
A purely visual mix-up. cometan ([koˈmet̪ãn]) and completan ([kõmˈplet̪ãn]) 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 53471, 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]. completan is at rank #25,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪ãn].
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 53471, this pair ranks #87,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cometan vs completan
Shared letters: acemnot. Private to "cometan": -. Private to "completan": lp.
"cometan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "completan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cometan" and "completan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cometan" or "completan"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cometan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "completan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometan" and "completan" 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 #87,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.