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

#12,998
“compromete” frequency rank
#41,812
“comprometo” frequency rank
54810
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compromete comprometo
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 presente de indicativo de comprometer o de comprometerse.

Where the eye mixes compromete and comprometo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
compromete
10 ch
comprometo

Look-alike desk: compromete vs comprometo

A purely visual mix-up. compromete ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪e]) and comprometo ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪o]) 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 - e in “compromete” becomes o in “comprometo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54810, 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]. comprometo is at rank #41,812, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈmet̪o].

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 54810, this pair ranks #81,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of compromete vs comprometo

Shared letters: cemoprt. Private to "compromete": -. Private to "comprometo": -.

"compromete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV  ·  "comprometo" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprometeccompromete · cmopromete · commpromete · compormete · comppromete · comprmoete · comproemte · compromeet
  • comprometoccomprometo · cmoprometo · commprometo · compormeto · compprometo · comprmoeto · comproemto · compromeot

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "compromete" for "comprometo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpɾoˈmet̪e] versus [kõmpɾoˈmet̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compromete" or "comprometo" show up more?
"compromete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,998 in our Spanish list, against #41,812 for "comprometo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compromete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comprometo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compromete" and "comprometo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometía vs comprometo". 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 #81,698 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