comióvscomitéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: comió is a verb, comité is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comió” is a verb and “comité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,810
“comió” frequency rank
#1,670
“comité” frequency rank
12480
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comió comité
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Grupo reducido de personas que se encargan de tratar asuntos en nombre de un grupo mayor.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comió and comité apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
comió
6 ch
comité

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comió is [koˈmjo] while comité is [komiˈt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comió is recorded at frequency rank #10,810, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmjo]. comité is at rank #1,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈt̪e].

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 12480, this pair ranks #291,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of comió vs comité

Shared letters: cimo. Private to "comió": ó. Private to "comité": .

"comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "comité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequency comparison

comió#10,810
comité#1,670

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comió" and "comité" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comió" is a verb and "comité" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comió" or "comité"?
"comité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,670 in our Spanish list, against #10,810 for "comió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering comió vs comité

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “comió”; for a noun, it's “comité”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comió” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list