Which to use
“compromete” and “comprometió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,998
- “compromete” frequency rank
- #15,319
- “comprometió” frequency rank
- 28317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compromete | comprometió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 compromete and comprometió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. compromete runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against comprometió's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses compromete with comprometió
A purely visual mix-up. compromete ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪e]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28317, 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]. 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 28317, this pair ranks #222,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of compromete vs comprometió
Shared letters: cemoprt. Private to "compromete": -. Private to "comprometió": ió.
"compromete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "comprometió" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compromete ← ccompromete · cmopromete · commpromete · compormete · comppromete · comprmoete · comproemte · compromeet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "compromete" for "comprometió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "compromete" vs "comprometió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "compromete" and "comprometió" 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 "comprometió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compromete" and "comprometió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometía vs comprometió". 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 #222,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.