Which to use
“comprendió” is a verb and “comprensivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,792
- “comprendió” frequency rank
- #22,618
- “comprensivo” frequency rank
- 47410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprendió | comprensivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprender. | Que tiene facultad o capacidad de comprender o entender una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes comprendió and comprensivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. comprendió runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVV) against comprensivo's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between comprendió and comprensivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comprendió is [kõmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪jo] while comprensivo is [kõmpɾẽnˈsiβ̞o]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47410, 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]. comprensivo is at rank #22,618, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmpɾẽnˈsiβ̞o].
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 47410, this pair ranks #120,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprendió vs comprensivo
Shared letters: ceimnopr. Private to "comprendió": dó. Private to "comprensivo": sv.
"comprendió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVV · "comprensivo" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprensivo ← ccomprensivo · cmoprensivo · commprensivo · compernsivo · compprensivo · comprencivo · comprenisvo · comprennsivo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comprendió" and "comprensivo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comprendió" or "comprensivo" show up more?
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 "comprensivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprendió" and "comprensivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprensivo vs comprensivos". 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 #120,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.