comimosvscomióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,607
“comimos” frequency rank
#10,810
“comió” frequency rank
32417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comimos comió
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes comimos and comió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
comimos
5 ch
comió

Visual trap between comimos and comió

A purely visual mix-up. comimos ([koˈmimos]) and comió ([koˈmjo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comimos is recorded at frequency rank #21,607, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmimos]. comió is at rank #10,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmjo].

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 32417, this pair ranks #202,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comimos vs comió

Shared letters: cimo. Private to "comimos": s. Private to "comió": ó.

"comimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comimosccomimos · cmoimos · coimmos · comimmos · comimoss · comimso · comioms · commimos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comimos" and "comió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmimos] versus [koˈmjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comimos" vs "comió" - which ranks higher?
"comió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,810 in our Spanish list, against #21,607 for "comimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "comimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comimos" and "comió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comimos 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 #202,067 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