Which to use
“comprobado” and “comprobar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,239
- “comprobado” frequency rank
- #4,314
- “comprobar” frequency rank
- 12553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprobado | comprobar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de comprobar. | Verificar; revisar o analizar alguna cosa para confirmar o corroborar su veracidad, existencia o exactitud. |
Where the eye mixes comprobado and comprobar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprobado with comprobar
A purely visual mix-up. comprobado ([kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞o]) and comprobar ([kõmpɾoˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 12553, 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]. comprobar is at rank #4,314, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞aɾ].
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 12553, this pair ranks #291,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comprobado vs comprobar
Shared letters: abcmopr. Private to "comprobado": d. Private to "comprobar": -.
"comprobado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "comprobar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprobado ← ccomprobado · cmoprobado · commprobado · comporbado · compprobado · comprboado · comproabdo · comprobaddo
- comprobar ← ccomprobar · cmoprobar · commprobar · comporbar · compprobar · comprboar · comproabr · comprobarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comprobado" and "comprobar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "comprobado" vs "comprobar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comprobado" and "comprobar" 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 "comprobar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprobado" and "comprobar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprobado vs comprobados". 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 #291,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.