Which to use
“comités” is a noun and “compite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,193
- “comités” frequency rank
- #17,078
- “compite” frequency rank
- 28271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comités | compite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de comité. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de competir. |
Where the eye mixes comités and compite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comités vs compite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comités is [komiˈt̪es] while compite is [kõmˈpit̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comités is recorded at frequency rank #11,193, classified as anoun, pronounced [komiˈt̪es]. compite is at rank #17,078, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpit̪e].
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 28271, this pair ranks #222,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comités vs compite
Shared letters: cimot. Private to "comités": sé. Private to "compite": ep.
"comités" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "compite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compite ← ccompite · cmopite · comipte · commpite · compiet · compitte · comppite · comptie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comités" for "compite" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comités" or "compite" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comités" and "compite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comités" and "compite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compite vs copita". 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 #222,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.