Which to use
“comprometan” and “comprometió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,211
- “comprometan” frequency rank
- #15,319
- “comprometió” frequency rank
- 60530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprometan | comprometió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comprometer o de comprometerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comprometer o de comprometerse. |
Where the eye mixes comprometan and comprometió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. comprometan (CVCCCVCVCVC) and comprometió (CVCCCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses comprometan with comprometió
A purely visual mix-up. comprometan ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪ãn]) and comprometió ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprometan is recorded at frequency rank #45,211, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈmet̪ãn]. comprometió is at rank #15,319, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪jo].
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 60530, this pair ranks #58,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comprometan vs comprometió
Shared letters: cemoprt. Private to "comprometan": an. Private to "comprometió": ió.
"comprometan" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "comprometió" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprometan ← ccomprometan · cmoprometan · commprometan · compormetan · compprometan · comprmoetan · comproemtan · compromeatn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprometan" for "comprometió" ever safe?
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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 "comprometan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprometan" and "comprometió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometan 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 #58,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.