comióvscompuTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#10,810
“comió” frequency rank
#16,792
“compu” frequency rank
27602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comió compu
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 computadora.

Where the eye mixes comió and compu

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
comió
5 ch
compu

Look-alike desk: comió vs compu

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comió is [koˈmjo] while compu is [ˈkõmpu]. 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 27602, 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]. compu is at rank #16,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõmpu].

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 27602, this pair ranks #226,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comió vs compu

Shared letters: cmo. Private to "comió": . Private to "compu": pu.

"comió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "compu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compuccompu · cmopu · commpu · comppu · comup · copmu · ocmpu

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comió" for "compu" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comió" is a verb and "compu" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "comió" vs "compu" - which ranks higher?
"comió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,810 in our Spanish list, against #16,792 for "compu". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comió" and "compu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comba vs compu". 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 #226,018 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