cómodavscompaWhich spelling fits?

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“cómoda” and “compa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,536
“cómoda” frequency rank
#14,311
“compa” frequency rank
21847
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cómoda compa
Definition Mueble de amplios cajones para guardar la ropa o diferentes objetos, que ocupan todo el frente, ocasionalmente con tablero de mesa. Variante de compadre.

Where the eye mixes cómoda and compa

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

6 ch
cómoda
5 ch
compa

Visual trap between cómoda and compa

A purely visual mix-up. cómoda ([ˈkomoð̞a]) and compa ([ˈkõmpa]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cómoda is recorded at frequency rank #7,536, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkomoð̞a]. 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 21847, this pair ranks #253,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cómoda vs compa

Shared letters: acmo. Private to "cómoda": . Private to "compa": p.

"cómoda" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "compa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compaccompa · cmopa · comap · commpa · comppa · copma · ocmpa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cómoda" and "compa" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkomoð̞a] versus [ˈkõmpa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cómoda" or "compa"?
"cómoda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,536 in our Spanish list, against #14,311 for "compa". 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 "cómoda" 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 #253,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cómoda" 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 #253,077 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