Which to use
“completan” is a verb and “completas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,181
- “completan” frequency rank
- #8,488
- “completas” frequency rank
- 33669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | completan | completas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de completar. | Forma del femenino plural de completo. |
Where the eye mixes completan and completas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. completan and completas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses completan with completas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: completan is [kõmˈplet̪ãn] while completas is [kõmˈplet̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “completan” becomes s in “completas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33669, 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]. completas is at rank #8,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪as].
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 33669, this pair ranks #195,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of completan vs completas
Shared letters: acelmopt. Private to "completan": n. Private to "completas": s.
"completan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "completas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "completan" for "completas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "completan" or "completas" 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 "completas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "completan" and "completas" 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 #195,549 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.