Which to use
“comprometía” is a verb and “comprometidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,429
- “comprometía” frequency rank
- #23,351
- “comprometidas” frequency rank
- 69780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprometía | comprometidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comprometer o de comprometerse. | Forma del femenino plural de comprometido, participio de comprometer. |
Where the eye mixes comprometía and comprometidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. comprometía runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCVV) against comprometidas's 13 (CVCCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: comprometía vs comprometidas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comprometía is [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia] while comprometidas is [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprometía is recorded at frequency rank #46,429, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia]. comprometidas is at rank #23,351, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞as].
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 69780, this pair ranks #31,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comprometía vs comprometidas
Shared letters: acemoprt. Private to "comprometía": í. Private to "comprometidas": dis.
"comprometía" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV · "comprometidas" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprometidas ← ccomprometidas · cmoprometidas · commprometidas · compormetidas · compprometidas · comprmoetidas · comproemtidas · compromeitdas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprometía" for "comprometidas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comprometía" vs "comprometidas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "comprometía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprometía" and "comprometidas" 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 #31,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.