Which to use
“compren” and “compró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,295
- “compren” frequency rank
- #5,293
- “compró” frequency rank
- 21588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compren | compró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comprar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprar. |
Where the eye mixes compren and compró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between compren and compró
A purely visual mix-up. compren ([ˈkõmpɾẽn]) and compró ([kõmˈpɾo]) 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 21588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compren is recorded at frequency rank #16,295, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkõmpɾẽn]. compró is at rank #5,293, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾo].
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 21588, this pair ranks #254,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of compren vs compró
Shared letters: cmopr. Private to "compren": en. Private to "compró": ó.
"compren" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "compró" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compren ← ccompren · cmopren · commpren · compern · comppren · comprenn · comprne · comprren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compren" and "compró" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compren" or "compró" 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 "compren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compren" and "compró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comporten vs compren". 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 #254,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.