comprendidasvscomprendidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: comprendidas is a participle, comprendido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comprendidas” is a participle and “comprendido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,182
“comprendidas” frequency rank
#9,784
“comprendido” frequency rank
34966
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comprendidas and comprendido apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
comprendidas
11 ch
comprendido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comprendidas is [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as] while comprendido is [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comprendidas is recorded at frequency rank #25,182, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]. comprendido is at rank #9,784, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].

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 34966, this pair ranks #188,568 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comprendidas vs comprendido

Shared letters: cdeimnopr. Private to "comprendidas": as. Private to "comprendido": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprendidasccomprendidas · cmoprendidas · commprendidas · comperndidas · compprendidas · comprednidas · comprenddias · comprenddidas
  • comprendidoccomprendido · cmoprendido · commprendido · comperndido · compprendido · comprednido · comprenddido · comprenddio

Frequency comparison

comprendidas#25,182
comprendido#9,784

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comprendidas" and "comprendido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comprendidas" is a participle and "comprendido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comprendidas" or "comprendido"?
"comprendido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,784 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.

Remembering comprendidas vs comprendido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “comprendidas”; for a verb, it's “comprendido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comprendidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list