Which to use
“comienza” and “comienzas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,402
- “comienza” frequency rank
- #25,565
- “comienzas” frequency rank
- 26967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comienza | comienzas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comenzar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de comenzar. |
Where the eye mixes comienza and comienzas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comienza and comienzas
A purely visual mix-up. comienza ([koˈmjẽnsa]) and comienzas ([koˈmjẽnsas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “comienza” sits inside “comienzas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comienza is recorded at frequency rank #1,402, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmjẽnsa]. comienzas is at rank #25,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmjẽnsas].
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 26967, this pair ranks #229,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comienza vs comienzas
Shared letters: aceimnoz. Private to "comienza": -. Private to "comienzas": s.
"comienza" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "comienzas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comienza" and "comienzas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comienza" or "comienzas"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comienza" and "comienzas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comienza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comienzas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comienza" and "comienzas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comienza vs convenza". 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 #229,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.