Which to use
“completar” and “completarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,586
- “completar” frequency rank
- #41,253
- “completarse” frequency rank
- 45839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | completar | completarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que algo llegue hasta su plena realización, que quede cabalmente terminado. | Forma pronominal de completar. |
Where the eye mixes completar and completarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. completar runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against completarse's 11 (CVCCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between completar and completarse
A purely visual mix-up. completar ([kõmpleˈt̪aɾ]) and completarse ([kõmpleˈt̪aɾse]) 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 “completarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45839, 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]. completarse is at rank #41,253, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪aɾse].
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 45839, this pair ranks #129,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of completar vs completarse
Shared letters: acelmoprt. Private to "completar": -. Private to "completarse": s.
"completar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "completarse" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- completar ← ccompletar · cmopletar · comlpetar · commpletar · compeltar · compleatr · completarr · completra
- completarse ← ccompletarse · cmopletarse · comlpetarse · commpletarse · compeltarse · compleatrse · completarce · completares
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "completar" for "completarse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "completar" or "completarse"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "completar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "completarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "completar" and "completarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "completarse vs complicarse". 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 #129,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.