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

#29,117
“comprendes” frequency rank
#19,958
“comprendí” frequency rank
49075
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comprendes comprendí
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de comprender. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprender.

Where the eye mixes comprendes and comprendí

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

10 ch
comprendes
9 ch
comprendí

Look-alike desk: comprendes vs comprendí

A purely visual mix-up. comprendes ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]) and comprendí ([kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪i]) 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 49075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comprendes is recorded at frequency rank #29,117, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]. comprendí is at rank #19,958, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪i].

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 49075, this pair ranks #110,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comprendes vs comprendí

Shared letters: cdemnopr. Private to "comprendes": s. Private to "comprendí": í.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprendesccomprendes · cmoprendes · commprendes · comperndes · compprendes · comprednes · comprenddes · comprendess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comprendes" and "comprendí" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪es] versus [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comprendes" vs "comprendí" - which ranks higher?
"comprendí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,958 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

Eye-level mix-up between "comprendes" and "comprendí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comprendes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comprendí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comprendes" and "comprendí" 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 #110,858 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