Which to use
“comprobados” is a participle and “comprobando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,063
- “comprobados” frequency rank
- #29,118
- “comprobando” frequency rank
- 73181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprobados | comprobando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de comprobado, participio de comprobar. | Gerundio de comprobar. |
Where the eye mixes comprobados and comprobando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. comprobados (CVCCCVCVCVC) and comprobando (CVCCCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses comprobados with comprobando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comprobados is [kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞os] while comprobando is [kõmpɾoˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprobados is recorded at frequency rank #44,063, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞os]. comprobando is at rank #29,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 73181, this pair ranks #23,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comprobados vs comprobando
Shared letters: abcdmopr. Private to "comprobados": s. Private to "comprobando": n.
"comprobados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "comprobando" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprobados ← ccomprobados · cmoprobados · commprobados · comporbados · compprobados · comprboados · comproabdos · comprobaddos
- comprobando ← ccomprobando · cmoprobando · commprobando · comporbando · compprobando · comprboando · comproabndo · comprobadno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comprobados" and "comprobando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comprobados" or "comprobando"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comprobados" and "comprobando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprobados" and "comprobando" 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 #23,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.