Which to use
“comprado” and “compran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,984
- “comprado” frequency rank
- #9,426
- “compran” frequency rank
- 14410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprado | compran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de comprar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comprar. |
Where the eye mixes comprado and compran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comprado vs compran
A purely visual mix-up. comprado ([kõmˈpɾað̞o]) and compran ([ˈkõmpɾãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprado is recorded at frequency rank #4,984, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾað̞o]. compran is at rank #9,426, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkõmpɾãn].
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 14410, this pair ranks #284,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comprado vs compran
Shared letters: acmopr. Private to "comprado": d. Private to "compran": n.
"comprado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "compran" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprado" for "compran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comprado" vs "compran" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comprado" and "compran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprado" and "compran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comerán vs compran". 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 #284,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.