Which to use
“compete” and “compiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,712
- “compete” frequency rank
- #14,102
- “compiten” frequency rank
- 45814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compete | compiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de competer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de competir. |
Where the eye mixes compete and compiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compete vs compiten
A purely visual mix-up. compete ([kõmˈpet̪e]) and compiten ([kõmˈpit̪ẽn]) 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 45814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compete is recorded at frequency rank #31,712, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpet̪e]. compiten is at rank #14,102, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpit̪ẽn].
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 45814, this pair ranks #129,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compete vs compiten
Shared letters: cemopt. Private to "compete": -. Private to "compiten": in.
"compete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "compiten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compete" and "compiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "compete" vs "compiten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "compete" and "compiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compete" and "compiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compete vs compita". 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 #129,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.