Which to use
“competía” and “competido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,664
- “competía” frequency rank
- #47,016
- “competido” frequency rank
- 94680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | competía | competido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de competer. | Participio de competer. |
Where the eye mixes competía and competido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. competía runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against competido's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses competía with competido
A purely visual mix-up. competía ([kõmpeˈt̪ia]) and competido ([kõmpeˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 94680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
competía is recorded at frequency rank #47,664, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpeˈt̪ia]. competido is at rank #47,016, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpeˈt̪ið̞o].
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 94680, this pair ranks #743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of competía vs competido
Shared letters: cemopt. Private to "competía": aí. Private to "competido": di.
"competía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "competido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- competido ← ccompetido · cmopetido · comeptido · commpetido · compeitdo · competdio · competiddo · competiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "competía" and "competido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "competía" or "competido" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "competía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "competido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "competía" and "competido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competía 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 #743 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.