Which to use
“comprometía” and “comprometido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,429
- “comprometía” frequency rank
- #7,402
- “comprometido” frequency rank
- 53831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprometía | comprometido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comprometer o de comprometerse. | Participio de comprometer. |
Where the eye mixes comprometía and comprometido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. comprometía runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVCVV) against comprometido's 12 (CVCCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: comprometía vs comprometido
A purely visual mix-up. comprometía ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia]) and comprometido ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 53831, 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]. comprometido is at rank #7,402, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞o].
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 53831, this pair ranks #86,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprometía vs comprometido
Shared letters: cemoprt. Private to "comprometía": aí. Private to "comprometido": di.
"comprometía" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV · "comprometido" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprometido ← ccomprometido · cmoprometido · commprometido · compormetido · compprometido · comprmoetido · comproemtido · compromeitdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprometía" for "comprometido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comprometía" vs "comprometido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comprometía" and "comprometido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprometido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprometía" and "comprometido" 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 #86,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.