comívsContiWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: comí is a verb, Conti is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comí” is a verb and “Conti” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,291
“comí” frequency rank
#28,704
“Conti” frequency rank
38995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comí Conti
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes comí and Conti

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
comí
5 ch
Conti

Look-alike desk: comí vs Conti

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comí is [koˈmi] while Conti is /ˈkɔn.ti/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comí is recorded at frequency rank #10,291, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmi]. Conti is at rank #28,704, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈkɔn.ti/.

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 38995, this pair ranks #166,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comí vs Conti

Shared letters: co. Private to "comí": . Private to "Conti": int.

"comí" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Conti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Conticconti · cnoti · conit · connti · contti · cotni · ocnti

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comí" for "Conti" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comí" is a verb and "Conti" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comí" or "Conti"?
"comí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,291 in our Spanish list, against #28,704 for "Conti". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "comí" and "Conti" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Conti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #166,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comí" and "Conti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Conti vs count". 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 #166,963 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