Which to use
“comience” and “comiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,809
- “comience” frequency rank
- #4,227
- “comiendo” frequency rank
- 15036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comience | comiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de comenzar. | Gerundio de comer. |
Where the eye mixes comience and comiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comience vs comiendo
A purely visual mix-up. comience ([koˈmjẽnse]) and comiendo ([koˈmjẽn̪d̪o]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comience is recorded at frequency rank #10,809, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmjẽnse]. comiendo is at rank #4,227, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmjẽn̪d̪o].
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 15036, this pair ranks #281,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comience vs comiendo
Shared letters: ceimno. Private to "comience": -. Private to "comiendo": d.
"comience" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "comiendo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comience" for "comiendo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comience" vs "comiendo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comience" and "comiendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comience" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comience" and "comiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cojiendo vs comiendo". 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 #281,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.