Which to use
“comprobar” and “comprobó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,314
- “comprobar” frequency rank
- #22,619
- “comprobó” frequency rank
- 26933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprobar | comprobó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verificar; revisar o analizar alguna cosa para confirmar o corroborar su veracidad, existencia o exactitud. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprobar. |
Where the eye mixes comprobar and comprobó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprobar with comprobó
A purely visual mix-up. comprobar ([kõmpɾoˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprobar is recorded at frequency rank #4,314, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞aɾ]. 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 26933, this pair ranks #229,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprobar vs comprobó
Shared letters: bcmopr. Private to "comprobar": a. Private to "comprobó": ó.
"comprobar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "comprobó" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprobar ← ccomprobar · cmoprobar · commprobar · comporbar · compprobar · comprboar · comproabr · comprobarr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comprobar" and "comprobó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "comprobar" vs "comprobó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobar" 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 #229,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprobar" 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 #229,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.