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.
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": té.
"cómico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cómico" and "comité" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cómico" or "comité"?
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 "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.