Which to use
“comieron” is a verb and “comisión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,912
- “comieron” frequency rank
- #839
- “comisión” frequency rank
- 18751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comieron | comisión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. | Acción de cometer. |
Where the eye mixes comieron and comisión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comieron with comisión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comieron is [koˈmjeɾõn] while comisión is [komiˈsjõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comieron is recorded at frequency rank #17,912, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmjeɾõn]. comisión is at rank #839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsjõn].
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 18751, this pair ranks #266,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comieron vs comisión
Shared letters: cimno. Private to "comieron": er. Private to "comisión": só.
"comieron" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "comisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comieron ← ccomieron · cmoieron · coimeron · comeiron · comieorn · comierno · comieronn · comierron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comieron" and "comisión" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comieron" or "comisión"?
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 "comieron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comieron" and "comisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comerán vs comieron". 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 #266,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.