cometemosvscometidosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cometemos is a verb, cometidos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cometemos” is a verb and “cometidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,709
“cometemos” frequency rank
#9,263
“cometidos” frequency rank
40972
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cometemos cometidos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. Forma del plural de cometido, participio de cometer o de cometerse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cometemos and cometidos apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
cometemos
9 ch
cometidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cometemos is [komeˈt̪emos] while cometidos is [komeˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cometemos is recorded at frequency rank #31,709, classified as averb, pronounced [komeˈt̪emos]. cometidos is at rank #9,263, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [komeˈt̪ið̞os].

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 40972, this pair ranks #156,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cometemos vs cometidos

Shared letters: cemost. Private to "cometemos": -. Private to "cometidos": di.

"cometemos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "cometidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cometemosccometemos · cmoetemos · coemtemos · comeetmos · cometemmos · cometemoss · cometemso · cometeoms
  • cometidosccometidos · cmoetidos · coemtidos · comeitdos · cometdios · cometiddos · cometidoss · cometidso

Frequency comparison

cometemos#31,709
cometidos#9,263

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cometemos" and "cometidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cometemos" is a verb and "cometidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cometemos" or "cometidos"?
"cometidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,263 in our Spanish list, against #31,709 for "cometemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cometemos vs cometidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “cometemos”; for a participle, it's “cometidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cometemos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list