Which to use
“comprometer” and “comprometió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,540
- “comprometer” frequency rank
- #15,319
- “comprometió” frequency rank
- 31859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprometer | comprometió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mezclar a alguien en asuntos turbios o socialmente no bien vistos. | 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 comprometer and comprometió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprometer with comprometió
A purely visual mix-up. comprometer ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪eɾ]) 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 31859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprometer is recorded at frequency rank #16,540, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪eɾ]. 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 31859, this pair ranks #204,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprometer vs comprometió
Shared letters: cemoprt. Private to "comprometer": -. Private to "comprometió": ió.
"comprometer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC · "comprometió" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprometer ← ccomprometer · cmoprometer · commprometer · compormeter · compprometer · comprmoeter · comproemter · compromeetr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comprometer" and "comprometió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comprometer" vs "comprometió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometer" 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 #204,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprometer" and "comprometió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometer 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 #204,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.