Which to use
“completan” and “completaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,181
- “completan” frequency rank
- #39,120
- “completaron” frequency rank
- 64301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | completan | completaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de completar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de completar. |
Where the eye mixes completan and completaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. completan runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against completaron's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses completan with completaron
A purely visual mix-up. completan ([kõmˈplet̪ãn]) and completaron ([kõmpleˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
completan is recorded at frequency rank #25,181, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪ãn]. completaron is at rank #39,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪aɾõn].
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 64301, this pair ranks #46,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of completan vs completaron
Shared letters: acelmnopt. Private to "completan": -. Private to "completaron": r.
"completan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "completaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- completan ← ccompletan · cmopletan · comlpetan · commpletan · compeltan · compleatn · completann · completna
- completaron ← ccompletaron · cmopletaron · comlpetaron · commpletaron · compeltaron · compleatron · completaorn · completarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "completan" and "completaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "completan" or "completaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "completan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "completaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "completan" and "completaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "completaron vs completarse". 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 #46,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.