comprendidavscomprendidasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#24,068
“comprendida” frequency rank
#25,182
“comprendidas” frequency rank
49250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comprendida comprendidas
Definition Forma del femenino de comprendido, participio de comprender. Forma del femenino plural de comprendido, participio de comprender.

Where the eye mixes comprendida and comprendidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
comprendida
12 ch
comprendidas

Why the eye confuses comprendida with comprendidas

A purely visual mix-up. comprendida ([kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) and comprendidas ([kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “comprendida” sits inside “comprendidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comprendida is recorded at frequency rank #24,068, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. comprendidas is at rank #25,182, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as].

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 49250, this pair ranks #109,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comprendida vs comprendidas

Shared letters: acdeimnopr. Private to "comprendida": -. Private to "comprendidas": s.

"comprendida" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV  ·  "comprendidas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprendidaccomprendida · cmoprendida · commprendida · comperndida · compprendida · comprednida · comprenddia · comprenddida
  • comprendidasccomprendidas · cmoprendidas · commprendidas · comperndidas · compprendidas · comprednidas · comprenddias · comprenddidas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comprendida" and "comprendidas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a] versus [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comprendida" or "comprendidas" show up more?
"comprendida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,068 in our Spanish list, against #25,182 for "comprendidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "comprendida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comprendidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comprendida" and "comprendidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprenderás vs comprendidas". 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 #109,887 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