completovscómputoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: completo is a adjective, cómputo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“completo” is an adjective and “cómputo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,080
“completo” frequency rank
#18,214
“cómputo” frequency rank
19294
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature completo cómputo
Definition Lleno, cabal. Procedimiento que determina el valor de una cantidad por medio de operaciones matemáticas.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set completo and cómputo apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
completo
7 ch
cómputo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: completo is [kõmˈplet̪o] while cómputo is [ˈkõmput̪o]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

completo is recorded at frequency rank #1,080, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmˈplet̪o]. cómputo is at rank #18,214, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõmput̪o].

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 19294, this pair ranks #264,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of completo vs cómputo

Shared letters: cmopt. Private to "completo": el. Private to "cómputo": .

"completo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "cómputo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • completoccompleto · cmopleto · comlpeto · commpleto · compelto · compleot · completto · complleto

Frequency comparison

completo#1,080
cómputo#18,214

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "completo" and "cómputo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "completo" is an adjective and "cómputo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "completo" or "cómputo"?
"completo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,080 in our Spanish list, against #18,214 for "cómputo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering completo vs cómputo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “completo”; for a noun, it's “cómputo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “completo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list