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“comprometa” and “compromete” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,483
“comprometa” frequency rank
#12,998
“compromete” frequency rank
49481
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comprometa compromete
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de comprometer o de comprometerse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comprometer o de comprometerse.

Where the eye mixes comprometa and compromete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. comprometa and compromete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
comprometa
10 ch
compromete

Visual trap between comprometa and compromete

A purely visual mix-up. comprometa ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪a]) and compromete ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪e]) 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 a single letter - a in “comprometa” becomes e in “compromete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comprometa is recorded at frequency rank #36,483, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈmet̪a]. compromete is at rank #12,998, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈmet̪e].

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 49481, this pair ranks #108,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comprometa vs compromete

Shared letters: cemoprt. Private to "comprometa": a. Private to "compromete": -.

"comprometa" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV  ·  "compromete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprometa ← ccomprometa · cmoprometa · commprometa · compormeta · compprometa · comprmoeta · comproemta · compromeat
  • compromete ← ccompromete · cmopromete · commpromete · compormete · comppromete · comprmoete · comproemte · compromeet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comprometa" and "compromete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪a] versus [kõmpɾoˈmet̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comprometa" or "compromete" show up more?
"compromete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,998 in our Spanish list, against #36,483 for "comprometa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "comprometa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compromete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comprometa" and "compromete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometa vs comprometía". 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 #108,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list