Which to use
“completada” is a noun and “completan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,548
- “completada” frequency rank
- #25,181
- “completan” frequency rank
- 54729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | completada | completan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instancia generalmente con fines benéficos en la cual se venden completos para recaudar dinero. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de completar. |
Where the eye mixes completada and completan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. completada runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against completan's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses completada with completan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: completada is [kõmpleˈt̪að̞a] while completan is [kõmˈplet̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
completada is recorded at frequency rank #29,548, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪að̞a]. 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 54729, this pair ranks #82,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of completada vs completan
Shared letters: acelmopt. Private to "completada": d. Private to "completan": n.
"completada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "completan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- completada ← ccompletada · cmopletada · comlpetada · commpletada · compeltada · compleatda · completaad · completadda
- completan ← ccompletan · cmopletan · comlpetan · commpletan · compeltan · compleatn · completann · completna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "completada" and "completan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "completada" vs "completan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "completada" 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 #82,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "completada" 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 #82,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.