comprometíavscomprometoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,429
“comprometía” frequency rank
#41,812
“comprometo” frequency rank
88241
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comprometía comprometo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 comprometía and comprometo

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

11 ch
comprometía
10 ch
comprometo

Visual trap between comprometía and comprometo

A purely visual mix-up. comprometía ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88241, 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]. 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 88241, this pair ranks #3,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comprometía vs comprometo

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

"comprometía" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVV  ·  "comprometo" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprometoccomprometo · cmoprometo · commprometo · compormeto · compprometo · comprmoeto · comproemto · compromeot

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comprometía" for "comprometo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ia] versus [kõmpɾoˈmet̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comprometía" or "comprometo" show up more?
"comprometo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,812 in our Spanish list, against #46,429 for "comprometía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "comprometía" and "comprometo" 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 "comprometo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comprometía" and "comprometo" 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 #3,886 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