Which to use
“cometí” and “cometo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,547
- “cometí” frequency rank
- #47,012
- “cometo” frequency rank
- 76559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometí | cometo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. |
Where the eye mixes cometí and cometo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cometí and cometo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cometí with cometo
A purely visual mix-up. cometí ([komeˈt̪i]) and cometo ([koˈmet̪o]) 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 a single letter - í in “cometí” becomes o in “cometo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76559, 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]. cometo is at rank #47,012, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmet̪o].
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 76559, this pair ranks #17,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cometí vs cometo
Shared letters: cemot. Private to "cometí": í. Private to "cometo": -.
"cometí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cometo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cometo ← ccometo · cmoeto · coemto · comeot · cometto · commeto · comteo · ocmeto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cometí" for "cometo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cometí" vs "cometo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cometí" and "cometo" 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 "cometo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometí" and "cometo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometo vs comezón". 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 #17,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.