Which to use
“comité” and “comités” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,670
- “comité” frequency rank
- #11,193
- “comités” frequency rank
- 12863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comité | comités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grupo reducido de personas que se encargan de tratar asuntos en nombre de un grupo mayor. | Forma del plural de comité. |
Where the eye mixes comité and comités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. comité runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against comités's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between comité and comités
A purely visual mix-up. comité ([komiˈt̪e]) and comités ([komiˈt̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “comité” sits inside “comités”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comité is recorded at frequency rank #1,670, classified as anoun, pronounced [komiˈt̪e]. comités is at rank #11,193, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈt̪es].
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 12863, this pair ranks #289,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comité vs comités
Shared letters: cimoté. Private to "comité": -. Private to "comités": s.
"comité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comités" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comité" and "comités" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comité" or "comités"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comité" and "comités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comités vs comte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #289,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.