Which to use
“comprendió” and “comprendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,792
- “comprendió” frequency rank
- #8,632
- “comprendo” frequency rank
- 33424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprendió | comprendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprender. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de comprender. |
Where the eye mixes comprendió and comprendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comprendió vs comprendo
A purely visual mix-up. comprendió ([kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and comprendo ([kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪o]) 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 33424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprendió is recorded at frequency rank #24,792, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. comprendo is at rank #8,632, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾẽn̪d̪o].
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 33424, this pair ranks #196,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprendió vs comprendo
Shared letters: cdemnopr. Private to "comprendió": ió. Private to "comprendo": -.
"comprendió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVV · "comprendo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprendo ← ccomprendo · cmoprendo · commprendo · comperndo · compprendo · compredno · comprenddo · comprenndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comprendió" and "comprendo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comprendió" or "comprendo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprendió" and "comprendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprendan vs comprendió". 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 #196,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.