cometidovscometidosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cometido is a noun, cometidos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cometido” is a noun and “cometidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,990
“cometido” frequency rank
#9,263
“cometidos” frequency rank
13253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cometido cometidos
Definition Todo aquello que es objeto de la comisión, encargo, oficio, empleo, ministerio, misión, etc. Forma del plural de cometido, participio de cometer o de cometerse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cometido and cometidos apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
cometido
9 ch
cometidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cometido is [komeˈt̪ið̞o] while cometidos is [komeˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cometido” sits inside “cometidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cometido is recorded at frequency rank #3,990, classified as anoun, pronounced [komeˈt̪ið̞o]. cometidos is at rank #9,263, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [komeˈt̪ið̞os].

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 13253, this pair ranks #288,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cometido vs cometidos

Shared letters: cdeimot. Private to "cometido": -. Private to "cometidos": s.

"cometido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "cometidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cometidoccometido · cmoetido · coemtido · comeitdo · cometdio · cometiddo · cometiod · comettido
  • cometidosccometidos · cmoetidos · coemtidos · comeitdos · cometdios · cometiddos · cometidoss · cometidso

Frequency comparison

cometido#3,990
cometidos#9,263

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cometido" and "cometidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cometido" is a noun and "cometidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cometido" or "cometidos"?
"cometido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,990 in our Spanish list, against #9,263 for "cometidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cometido vs cometidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “cometido”; for a participle, it's “cometidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cometido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list