cómicosvscomitésWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“cómicos” and “comités” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,454
“cómicos” frequency rank
#11,193
“comités” frequency rank
35647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cómicos comités
Definition Forma del plural de cómico. Forma del plural de comité.

Where the eye mixes cómicos and comités

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
cómicos
7 ch
comités

Visual trap between cómicos and comités

A purely visual mix-up. cómicos ([ˈkomikos]) and comités ([komiˈt̪es]) 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 35647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cómicos is recorded at frequency rank #24,454, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkomikos]. comités is at rank #11,193, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈt̪es].

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 35647, this pair ranks #184,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cómicos vs comités

Shared letters: cimos. Private to "cómicos": ó. Private to "comités": .

"cómicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "comités" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cómicos" and "comités" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkomikos] versus [komiˈt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cómicos" vs "comités" - which ranks higher?
"comités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,193 in our Spanish list, against #24,454 for "cómicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cómicos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cómicos" and "comités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs cómicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #184,920 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