comidovscopiadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,524
“comido” frequency rank
#15,330
“copiado” frequency rank
22854
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comido copiado
Definition Participio de comer. Participio de copiar.

Where the eye mixes comido and copiado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
comido
7 ch
copiado

Visual trap between comido and copiado

A purely visual mix-up. comido ([koˈmið̞o]) and copiado ([koˈpjað̞o]) 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 22854, 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]. copiado is at rank #15,330, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈpjað̞o].

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 22854, this pair ranks #248,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comido vs copiado

Shared letters: cdio. Private to "comido": m. Private to "copiado": ap.

"comido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "copiado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comidoccomido · cmoido · coimdo · comdio · comiddo · comiod · commido · ocmido
  • copiadoccopiado · coipado · copaido · copiaddo · copiaod · copidao · coppiado · cpoiado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comido" for "copiado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmið̞o] versus [koˈpjað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comido" or "copiado"?
"comido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,524 in our Spanish list, against #15,330 for "copiado". 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 "comido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "copiado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comido" and "copiado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copiado vs copiamos". 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 #248,447 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