Which to use
“cometido” is a noun and “cometo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,990
- “cometido” frequency rank
- #47,012
- “cometo” frequency rank
- 51002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometido | cometo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Todo aquello que es objeto de la comisión, encargo, oficio, empleo, ministerio, misión, etc. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. |
Where the eye mixes cometido and cometo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cometido vs cometo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cometido is [komeˈt̪ið̞o] while cometo is [koˈmet̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51002, 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]. 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 51002, this pair ranks #100,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cometido vs cometo
Shared letters: cemot. Private to "cometido": di. Private to "cometo": -.
"cometido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "cometo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cometido" and "cometo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cometido" or "cometo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cometido" and "cometo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cometido" 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 #100,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometido" 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 #100,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.