Which to use
“completar” and “completaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,586
- “completar” frequency rank
- #39,120
- “completaron” frequency rank
- 43706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | completar | completaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que algo llegue hasta su plena realización, que quede cabalmente terminado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de completar. |
Where the eye mixes completar and completaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. completar 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 completar with completaron
A purely visual mix-up. completar ([kõmpleˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “completar” sits inside “completaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
completar is recorded at frequency rank #4,586, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪aɾ]. 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 43706, this pair ranks #141,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of completar vs completaron
Shared letters: acelmoprt. Private to "completar": -. Private to "completaron": n.
"completar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "completaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- completar ← ccompletar · cmopletar · comlpetar · commpletar · compeltar · compleatr · completarr · completra
- completaron ← ccompletaron · cmopletaron · comlpetaron · commpletaron · compeltaron · compleatron · completaorn · completarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "completar" and "completaron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "completar" or "completaron"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "completar" and "completaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "completar" 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 #141,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "completar" 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 #141,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.