Which to use
“cometen” and “cometió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,553
- “cometen” frequency rank
- #9,087
- “cometió” frequency rank
- 21640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometen | cometió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. | 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 cometen and cometió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cometen vs cometió
A purely visual mix-up. cometen ([koˈmet̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21640, 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]. 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 21640, this pair ranks #254,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cometen vs cometió
Shared letters: cemot. Private to "cometen": n. Private to "cometió": ió.
"cometen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "cometió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cometen ← ccometen · cmoeten · coemten · comeetn · cometenn · cometne · cometten · commeten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cometen" and "cometió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cometen" vs "cometió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cometen" 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 #254,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometen" and "cometió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comerán vs cometen". 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 #254,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.