comitévscomitésTell them apart

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.

6 ch
comité
7 ch
comités

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?
No. They are said differently ([komiˈt̪e] versus [komiˈt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comité" or "comités"?
"comité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,670 in our Spanish list, against #11,193 for "comités". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list