Which to use
“comió” is a verb and “compa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,810
- “comió” frequency rank
- #14,311
- “compa” frequency rank
- 25121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comió | compa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. | Variante de compadre. |
Where the eye mixes comió and compa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comió vs compa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comió is [koˈmjo] while compa is [ˈkõmpa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 25121, 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]. compa is at rank #14,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõmpa].
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 25121, this pair ranks #237,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comió vs compa
Shared letters: cmo. Private to "comió": ió. Private to "compa": ap.
"comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "compa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compa ← ccompa · cmopa · comap · commpa · comppa · copma · ocmpa
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "comió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comió" and "compa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compa vs Cova". 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 #237,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.