Which to use
“completa” is an adjective and “completan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,501
- “completa” frequency rank
- #25,181
- “completan” frequency rank
- 26682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | completa | completan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de completo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de completar. |
Where the eye mixes completa and completan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. completa runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against completan's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: completa vs completan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: completa is [kõmˈplet̪a] while completan is [kõmˈplet̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “completa” sits inside “completan”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
completa is recorded at frequency rank #1,501, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪a]. completan is at rank #25,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪ãn].
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 26682, this pair ranks #230,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of completa vs completan
Shared letters: acelmopt. Private to "completa": -. Private to "completan": n.
"completa" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "completan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "completa" and "completan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "completa" or "completan" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "completa" and "completan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "completa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "completan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "completa" and "completan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "completan vs completaron". 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 #230,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.