cómicovscomitéWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: cómico is a adjective, comité is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cómico” is an adjective and “comité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,306
“cómico” frequency rank
#1,670
“comité” frequency rank
11976
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cómico comité
Definition Que mueve a diversión o risa. Grupo reducido de personas que se encargan de tratar asuntos en nombre de un grupo mayor.

Where the eye mixes cómico and comité

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cómico
6 ch
comité

Look-alike desk: cómico vs comité

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cómico is [ˈkomiko] while comité is [komiˈt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cómico is recorded at frequency rank #10,306, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkomiko]. comité is at rank #1,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈt̪e].

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 11976, this pair ranks #293,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cómico vs comité

Shared letters: cimo. Private to "cómico": ó. Private to "comité": .

"cómico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "comité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cómico" and "comité" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cómico" is an adjective and "comité" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cómico" or "comité"?
"comité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,670 in our Spanish list, against #10,306 for "cómico". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "cómico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #293,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cómico" and "comité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometo vs cómico". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #293,192 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