comprometidavscomprometidasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,118
“comprometida” frequency rank
#23,351
“comprometidas” frequency rank
33469
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comprometida comprometidas
Definition Forma del femenino de comprometido, participio de comprometer. Forma del femenino plural de comprometido, participio de comprometer.

Where the eye mixes comprometida and comprometidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. comprometida runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCVCVCV) against comprometidas's 13 (CVCCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
comprometida
13 ch
comprometidas

Why the eye confuses comprometida with comprometidas

A purely visual mix-up. comprometida ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞a]) and comprometidas ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “comprometida” sits inside “comprometidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comprometida is recorded at frequency rank #10,118, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞a]. 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 33469, this pair ranks #196,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comprometida vs comprometidas

Shared letters: acdeimoprt. Private to "comprometida": -. Private to "comprometidas": s.

"comprometida" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCV  ·  "comprometidas" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comprometida ← ccomprometida · cmoprometida · commprometida · compormetida · compprometida · comprmoetida · comproemtida · compromeitda
  • comprometidas ← ccomprometidas · cmoprometidas · commprometidas · compormetidas · compprometidas · comprmoetidas · comproemtidas · compromeitdas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comprometida" and "comprometidas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞a] versus [kõmpɾomeˈt̪ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comprometida" vs "comprometidas" - which ranks higher?
"comprometida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,118 in our Spanish list, against #23,351 for "comprometidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comprometida" 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 #196,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comprometida" and "comprometidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprometía vs comprometidas". 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 #196,642 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