Which to use
“comprendes” and “comprendió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,117
- “comprendes” frequency rank
- #24,792
- “comprendió” frequency rank
- 53909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprendes | comprendió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo 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 comprendes and comprendió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprendes with comprendió
A purely visual mix-up. comprendes ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪es]) 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 53909, 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]. 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 53909, this pair ranks #85,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprendes vs comprendió
Shared letters: cdemnopr. Private to "comprendes": s. Private to "comprendió": ió.
"comprendes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "comprendió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprendes ← ccomprendes · cmoprendes · commprendes · comperndes · compprendes · comprednes · comprenddes · comprendess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comprendes" and "comprendió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comprendes" vs "comprendió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comprendes" and "comprendió" 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 "comprendió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprendes" and "comprendió" 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 #85,664 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.