Which to use
“comido” and “comió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,524
- “comido” frequency rank
- #10,810
- “comió” frequency rank
- 18334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comido | comió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de comer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes comido and comió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. comido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against comió's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: comido vs comió
A purely visual mix-up. comido ([koˈmið̞o]) and comió ([koˈmjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comido is recorded at frequency rank #7,524, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmið̞o]. comió is at rank #10,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmjo].
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 18334, this pair ranks #268,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comido vs comió
Shared letters: cimo. Private to "comido": d. Private to "comió": ó.
"comido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comido ← ccomido · cmoido · coimdo · comdio · comiddo · comiod · commido · ocmido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comido" and "comió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comido" vs "comió" - which ranks higher?
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 "comido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comido" and "comió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs comió". 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 #268,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.