comprometevscomprometíaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,998
“compromete” frequency rank
#46,429
“comprometía” frequency rank
59427
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes compromete and comprometía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. compromete runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against comprometía's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
compromete
11 ch
comprometía

Look-alike desk: compromete vs comprometía

A purely visual mix-up. compromete ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪e]) and comprometía ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia]) 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 59427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compromete is recorded at frequency rank #12,998, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈmet̪e]. comprometía is at rank #46,429, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia].

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 59427, this pair ranks #62,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of compromete vs comprometía

Shared letters: cemoprt. Private to "compromete": -. Private to "comprometía": aí.

"compromete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV  ·  "comprometía" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compromete ← ccompromete · cmopromete · commpromete · compormete · comppromete · comprmoete · comproemte · compromeet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "compromete" and "comprometía" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪e] versus [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "compromete" vs "comprometía" - which ranks higher?
"compromete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,998 in our Spanish list, against #46,429 for "comprometía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "compromete" and "comprometía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compromete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comprometía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compromete" and "comprometía" 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 #62,655 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