Which to use
“competía” is a verb and “completa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,664
- “competía” frequency rank
- #1,501
- “completa” frequency rank
- 49165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | competía | completa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de competer. | Forma del femenino singular de completo. |
Where the eye mixes competía and completa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: competía vs completa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: competía is [kõmpeˈt̪ia] while completa is [kõmˈplet̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49165, 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]. completa is at rank #1,501, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪a].
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 49165, this pair ranks #110,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of competía vs completa
Shared letters: acemopt. Private to "competía": í. Private to "completa": l.
"competía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "completa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- completa ← ccompleta · cmopleta · comlpeta · commpleta · compelta · compleat · completta · complleta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "competía" and "completa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "competía" vs "completa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "completa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "competía" and "completa" 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 #110,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.