cometívscometióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cometí” and “cometió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,547
“cometí” frequency rank
#9,087
“cometió” frequency rank
38634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cometí cometió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 cometí and cometió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cometí
7 ch
cometió

Visual trap between cometí and cometió

A purely visual mix-up. cometí ([komeˈt̪i]) 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 38634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cometí is recorded at frequency rank #29,547, classified as averb, pronounced [komeˈt̪i]. 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 38634, this pair ranks #168,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cometí vs cometió

Shared letters: cemot. Private to "cometí": í. Private to "cometió": .

"cometí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cometió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cometí" and "cometió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([komeˈt̪i] versus [komeˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cometí" or "cometió"?
"cometió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,087 in our Spanish list, against #29,547 for "cometí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "cometí" and "cometió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cometí" 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 #168,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cometí" and "cometió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometí vs competía". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #168,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list