Which to use
“comíamos” and “comimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,826
- “comíamos” frequency rank
- #21,607
- “comimos” frequency rank
- 67433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comíamos | comimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comer o de comerse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes comíamos and comimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. comíamos runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against comimos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: comíamos vs comimos
A purely visual mix-up. comíamos ([koˈmiamos]) and comimos ([koˈmimos]) 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 67433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comíamos is recorded at frequency rank #45,826, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmiamos]. comimos is at rank #21,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmimos].
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 67433, this pair ranks #37,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comíamos vs comimos
Shared letters: cmos. Private to "comíamos": aí. Private to "comimos": i.
"comíamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "comimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comimos ← ccomimos · cmoimos · coimmos · comimmos · comimoss · comimso · comioms · commimos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comíamos" for "comimos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comíamos" vs "comimos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comíamos" and "comimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comíamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comíamos" and "comimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comíamos vs copiamos". 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 #37,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.