Which to use
“comience” and “comienza” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,809
- “comience” frequency rank
- #1,402
- “comienza” frequency rank
- 12211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comience | comienza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de comenzar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comenzar. |
Where the eye mixes comience and comienza
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comience and comienza
A purely visual mix-up. comience ([koˈmjẽnse]) and comienza ([koˈmjẽnsa]) 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 12211, 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]. comienza is at rank #1,402, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmjẽnsa].
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 12211, this pair ranks #292,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comience vs comienza
Shared letters: ceimno. Private to "comience": -. Private to "comienza": az.
"comience" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "comienza" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comience" and "comienza" 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 "comienza" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comience" and "comienza" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comience vs commerce". 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 #292,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.