Which to use
“comicios” and “comisión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,116
- “comicios” frequency rank
- #839
- “comisión” frequency rank
- 10955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comicios | comisión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elecciones políticas. | Acción de cometer. |
Where the eye mixes comicios and comisión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comicios vs comisión
A purely visual mix-up. comicios ([koˈmisjos]) and comisión ([komiˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comicios is recorded at frequency rank #10,116, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈmisjos]. comisión is at rank #839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsjõn].
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 10955, this pair ranks #296,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comicios vs comisión
Shared letters: cimos. Private to "comicios": -. Private to "comisión": nó.
"comicios" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "comisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comicios ← ccomicios · cmoicios · coimcios · comciios · comiccios · comicioss · comiciso · comicois
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comicios" and "comisión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comicios" or "comisión"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comicios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comicios" and "comisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comicios vs cósmicos". 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 #296,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.