Which to use
“comprendan” and “comprendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,819
- “comprendan” frequency rank
- #24,792
- “comprendió” frequency rank
- 55611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprendan | comprendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comprender. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprender. |
Where the eye mixes comprendan and comprendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprendan with comprendió
A purely visual mix-up. comprendan ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪ãn]) and comprendió ([kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 55611, 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]. comprendió is at rank #24,792, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 55611, this pair ranks #78,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comprendan vs comprendió
Shared letters: cdemnopr. Private to "comprendan": a. Private to "comprendió": ió.
"comprendan" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "comprendió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprendan ← ccomprendan · cmoprendan · commprendan · comperndan · compprendan · comprednan · comprenadn · comprendann
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comprendan" and "comprendió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comprendan" vs "comprendió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprendan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprendan" and "comprendió" 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 #78,122 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.