comprendemosvscomprendesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#29,116
“comprendemos” frequency rank
#29,117
“comprendes” frequency rank
58233
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comprendemos comprendes
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de comprender. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de comprender.

Where the eye mixes comprendemos and comprendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
comprendemos
10 ch
comprendes

Look-alike desk: comprendemos vs comprendes

A purely visual mix-up. comprendemos ([kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪emos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comprendemos is recorded at frequency rank #29,116, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪emos]. 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 58233, this pair ranks #67,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comprendemos vs comprendes

Shared letters: cdemnoprs. Private to "comprendemos": -. Private to "comprendes": -.

"comprendemos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC  ·  "comprendes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprendemosccomprendemos · cmoprendemos · commprendemos · comperndemos · compprendemos · comprednemos · comprenddemos · comprendemmos
  • comprendesccomprendes · cmoprendes · commprendes · comperndes · compprendes · comprednes · comprenddes · comprendess

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comprendemos" for "comprendes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪emos] versus [kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comprendemos" or "comprendes" show up more?
"comprendemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,116 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comprendemos" 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 #67,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comprendemos" 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 #67,231 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