Which to use
“cometemos” and “contemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,709
- “cometemos” frequency rank
- #48,910
- “contemos” frequency rank
- 80619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometemos | contemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de contar. |
Where the eye mixes cometemos and contemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cometemos runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against contemos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cometemos vs contemos
A purely visual mix-up. cometemos ([komeˈt̪emos]) and contemos ([kõn̪ˈt̪emos]) 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 80619, 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]. contemos is at rank #48,910, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪ˈt̪emos].
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 80619, this pair ranks #11,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cometemos vs contemos
Shared letters: cemost. Private to "cometemos": -. Private to "contemos": n.
"cometemos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "contemos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cometemos" for "contemos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cometemos" or "contemos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cometemos" and "contemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cometemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometemos" and "contemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confiemos vs contemos". 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 #11,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.