comimosvscreímosWhich spelling fits?

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

#21,607
“comimos” frequency rank
#31,730
“creímos” frequency rank
53337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comimos creímos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de creer o de creerse.

Where the eye mixes comimos and creímos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. comimos (CVCVCVC) and creímos (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
comimos
7 ch
creímos

Why the eye confuses comimos with creímos

A purely visual mix-up. comimos ([koˈmimos]) and creímos ([kɾeˈimos]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53337, 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]. creímos is at rank #31,730, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɾeˈimos].

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 53337, this pair ranks #88,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comimos vs creímos

Shared letters: cmos. Private to "comimos": i. Private to "creímos": erí.

"comimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "creímos" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comimos" and "creímos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([koˈmimos] versus [kɾeˈimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comimos" vs "creímos" - which ranks higher?
"comimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,607 in our Spanish list, against #31,730 for "creímos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "comimos" and "creímos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "creímos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comimos" and "creímos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogimos vs creímos". 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 #88,399 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