Which to use
“comete” and “cometió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,289
- “comete” frequency rank
- #9,087
- “cometió” frequency rank
- 19376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comete | cometió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de comerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). | 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 comete and cometió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comete vs cometió
A purely visual mix-up. comete ([koˈmet̪e]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comete is recorded at frequency rank #10,289, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪e]. 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 19376, this pair ranks #264,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comete vs cometió
Shared letters: cemot. Private to "comete": -. Private to "cometió": ió.
"comete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cometió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comete ← ccomete · cmoete · coemte · comeet · comette · commete · comtee · ocmete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comete" and "cometió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comete" vs "cometió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comete" 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 #264,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comete" and "cometió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "camote vs comete". 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 #264,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.