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Which to use

“comprenda” and “comprendes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,720
“comprenda” frequency rank
#29,117
“comprendes” frequency rank
52837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comprenda comprendes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de comprender. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de comprender.

Where the eye mixes comprenda and comprendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
comprenda
10 ch
comprendes

Visual trap between comprenda and comprendes

A purely visual mix-up. comprenda ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪a]) and comprendes ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]) 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 52837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comprenda is recorded at frequency rank #23,720, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪a]. comprendes is at rank #29,117, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪es].

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 52837, this pair ranks #90,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comprenda vs comprendes

Shared letters: cdemnopr. Private to "comprenda": a. Private to "comprendes": s.

"comprenda" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV  ·  "comprendes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprendaccomprenda · cmoprenda · commprenda · compernda · compprenda · compredna · comprenad · comprendda
  • comprendesccomprendes · cmoprendes · commprendes · comperndes · compprendes · comprednes · comprenddes · comprendess

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comprenda" for "comprendes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪a] versus [kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comprenda" or "comprendes"?
"comprenda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,720 in our Spanish list, against #29,117 for "comprendes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comprenda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comprendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #90,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comprenda" and "comprendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprenderás vs comprendes". 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 #90,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list