Which to use
“comidas” is a participle and “comido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,810
- “comidas” frequency rank
- #7,524
- “comido” frequency rank
- 13334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comidas | comido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de comido, participio de comer. | Participio de comer. |
Where the eye mixes comidas and comido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comidas with comido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comidas is [koˈmið̞as] while comido is [koˈmið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comidas is recorded at frequency rank #5,810, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [koˈmið̞as]. comido is at rank #7,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmið̞o].
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 13334, this pair ranks #288,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comidas vs comido
Shared letters: cdimo. Private to "comidas": as. Private to "comido": -.
"comidas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "comido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comidas" for "comido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comidas" vs "comido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comidas" and "comido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometo vs comido". 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 #288,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.