Which to use
“comió” is a verb and “common” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,810
- “comió” frequency rank
- #24,064
- “common” frequency rank
- 34874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comió | common |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. | Común. |
Where the eye mixes comió and common
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comió and common
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comió is [koˈmjo] while common is /ˈkɒm.ən/. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34874, 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]. common is at rank #24,064, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɒm.ən/.
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 34874, this pair ranks #189,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comió vs common
Shared letters: cmo. Private to "comió": ió. Private to "common": n.
"comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "common" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- common ← ccommon · cmomon · commno · commonn · comomn · comon · ocmmon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comió" and "common" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comió" or "common"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comió" and "common" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "common" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comió" and "common" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comme vs common". 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 #189,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.