Which to use
“cometió” and “competir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,087
- “cometió” frequency rank
- #4,585
- “competir” frequency rank
- 13672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cometió | competir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cometer o de cometerse. | Dicho de un ser animado, esforzarse por lograr una cierta ventaja o premio contra otros rivales. |
Where the eye mixes cometió and competir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cometió and competir
A purely visual mix-up. cometió ([komeˈt̪jo]) and competir ([kõmpeˈt̪iɾ]) 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 13672, 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]. competir is at rank #4,585, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpeˈt̪iɾ].
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 13672, this pair ranks #286,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cometió vs competir
Shared letters: ceimot. Private to "cometió": ó. Private to "competir": pr.
"cometió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "competir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- competir ← ccompetir · cmopetir · comeptir · commpetir · compeitr · competirr · competri · compettir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cometió" and "competir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cometió" or "competir" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cometió" and "competir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cometió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "competir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cometió" and "competir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometió vs competía". 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 #286,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.