Which to use
“comprendan” and “comprendes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,819
- “comprendan” frequency rank
- #29,117
- “comprendes” frequency rank
- 59936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprendan | comprendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comprender. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de comprender. |
Where the eye mixes comprendan and comprendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comprendan vs comprendes
A purely visual mix-up. comprendan ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprendan is recorded at frequency rank #30,819, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪ãn]. 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 59936, this pair ranks #60,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comprendan vs comprendes
Shared letters: cdemnopr. Private to "comprendan": a. Private to "comprendes": s.
"comprendan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "comprendes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprendan ← ccomprendan · cmoprendan · commprendan · comperndan · compprendan · comprednan · comprenadn · comprendann
- comprendes ← ccomprendes · cmoprendes · commprendes · comperndes · compprendes · comprednes · comprenddes · comprendess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comprendan" and "comprendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comprendan" or "comprendes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comprendan" and "comprendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprendan" 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 #60,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprendan" and "comprendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compensan vs comprendan". 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 #60,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.