cometióvscometoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#9,087
“cometió” frequency rank
#47,012
“cometo” frequency rank
56099
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cometió cometo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) 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 cometió and cometo

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

7 ch
cometió
6 ch
cometo

Visual trap between cometió and cometo

A purely visual mix-up. cometió ([komeˈt̪jo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cometió is recorded at frequency rank #9,087, classified as averb, pronounced [komeˈt̪jo]. 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 56099, this pair ranks #76,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cometió vs cometo

Shared letters: cemot. Private to "cometió": . Private to "cometo": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cometoccometo · cmoeto · coemto · comeot · cometto · commeto · comteo · ocmeto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cometió" and "cometo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([komeˈt̪jo] versus [koˈmet̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cometió" vs "cometo" - which ranks higher?
"cometió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,087 in our Spanish list, against #47,012 for "cometo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cometió" 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 #76,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cometió" 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 #76,045 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