Which to use
“comprometía” and “comprometió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,429
- “comprometía” frequency rank
- #15,319
- “comprometió” frequency rank
- 61748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprometía | comprometió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 comprometía and comprometió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. comprometía and comprometió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: comprometía vs comprometió
A purely visual mix-up. comprometía ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia]) 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 61748, 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]. 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 61748, this pair ranks #54,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comprometía vs comprometió
Shared letters: cemoprt. Private to "comprometía": aí. Private to "comprometió": ió.
"comprometía" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV · "comprometió" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comprometía" and "comprometió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comprometía" or "comprometió" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "comprometía" and "comprometió" 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 "comprometió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprometía" and "comprometió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometan vs comprometía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.