Which to use
“comprobado” and “comprobó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,239
- “comprobado” frequency rank
- #22,619
- “comprobó” frequency rank
- 30858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprobado | comprobó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de comprobar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprobar. |
Where the eye mixes comprobado and comprobó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comprobado and comprobó
A purely visual mix-up. comprobado ([kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞o]) and comprobó ([kõmpɾoˈβ̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30858, 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]. comprobó is at rank #22,619, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞o].
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 30858, this pair ranks #209,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprobado vs comprobó
Shared letters: bcmopr. Private to "comprobado": ad. Private to "comprobó": ó.
"comprobado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "comprobó" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprobado ← ccomprobado · cmoprobado · commprobado · comporbado · compprobado · comprboado · comproabdo · comprobaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comprobado" and "comprobó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comprobado" or "comprobó"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprobado" and "comprobó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprobé vs comprobó". 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 #209,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.