Which to use
“competido” and “completado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,016
- “competido” frequency rank
- #12,340
- “completado” frequency rank
- 59356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | competido | completado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de competer. | Participio de completar. |
Where the eye mixes competido and completado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. competido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against completado's 10 (CVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: competido vs completado
A purely visual mix-up. competido ([kõmpeˈt̪ið̞o]) and completado ([kõmpleˈt̪að̞o]) 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 59356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
competido is recorded at frequency rank #47,016, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpeˈt̪ið̞o]. completado is at rank #12,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪að̞o].
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 59356, this pair ranks #62,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of competido vs completado
Shared letters: cdemopt. Private to "competido": i. Private to "completado": al.
"competido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "completado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- competido ← ccompetido · cmopetido · comeptido · commpetido · compeitdo · competdio · competiddo · competiod
- completado ← ccompletado · cmopletado · comlpetado · commpletado · compeltado · compleatdo · completaddo · completaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "competido" and "completado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "competido" vs "completado" - 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 "competido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "completado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "competido" and "completado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competía vs competido". 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 #62,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.