Which to use
“comprobado” and “comprobamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,239
- “comprobado” frequency rank
- #36,482
- “comprobamos” frequency rank
- 44721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprobado | comprobamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de comprobar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de comprobar. |
Where the eye mixes comprobado and comprobamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprobado with comprobamos
A purely visual mix-up. comprobado ([kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞o]) and comprobamos ([kõmpɾoˈβ̞amos]) 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 44721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprobado is recorded at frequency rank #8,239, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞o]. comprobamos is at rank #36,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞amos].
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 44721, this pair ranks #135,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprobado vs comprobamos
Shared letters: abcmopr. Private to "comprobado": d. Private to "comprobamos": s.
"comprobado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "comprobamos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprobado ← ccomprobado · cmoprobado · commprobado · comporbado · compprobado · comprboado · comproabdo · comprobaddo
- comprobamos ← ccomprobamos · cmoprobamos · commprobamos · comporbamos · compprobamos · comprboamos · comproabmos · comprobammos
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comprobado" and "comprobamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprobado" and "comprobamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprobados vs comprobamos". 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 #135,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.