Which to use
“cometen” and “cometí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,553
- “cometen” frequency rank
- #29,547
- “cometí” frequency rank
- 42100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometen | cometí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. |
Where the eye mixes cometen and cometí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cometen vs cometí
A purely visual mix-up. cometen ([koˈmet̪ẽn]) and cometí ([komeˈt̪i]) 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 42100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cometen is recorded at frequency rank #12,553, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪ẽn]. cometí is at rank #29,547, tagged as averb, pronounced [komeˈt̪i].
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 42100, this pair ranks #150,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cometen vs cometí
Shared letters: cemot. Private to "cometen": n. Private to "cometí": í.
"cometen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cometí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cometen ← ccometen · cmoeten · coemten · comeetn · cometenn · cometne · cometten · commeten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cometen" and "cometí" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cometen" or "cometí" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cometen" and "cometí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cometen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cometí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometen" and "cometí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometí vs competía". 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 #150,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.