Which to use
“compiten” and “compitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,102
- “compiten” frequency rank
- #42,349
- “compitió” frequency rank
- 56451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compiten | compitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de competir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de competir. |
Where the eye mixes compiten and compitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: compiten vs compitió
A purely visual mix-up. compiten ([kõmˈpit̪ẽn]) and compitió ([kõmpiˈt̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compiten is recorded at frequency rank #14,102, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpit̪ẽn]. compitió is at rank #42,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpiˈt̪jo].
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 56451, this pair ranks #74,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of compiten vs compitió
Shared letters: cimopt. Private to "compiten": en. Private to "compitió": ó.
"compiten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "compitió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compiten ← ccompiten · cmopiten · comipten · commpiten · compietn · compitenn · compitne · compitten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "compiten" and "compitió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "compiten" or "compitió"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "compiten" and "compitió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "compiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compiten" and "compitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compita vs compitió". 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 #74,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.